situate

Meanings

Verb

• To place on or into a physical location.
• To place or put into an intangible place or position, such as social, ethical, fictional, etc. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle and often used figuratively.

Adjective

• Situated.
• Situated; located.

Origin

• Borrowed from Late Latin situātus, past participle of Medieval Latin situō ("to locate, place"), from Latin situs ("a site").