situate

Verb

Verb Forms: situated, situating, situates

To place or locate in a particular position or setting.
determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
put (something somewhere) firmly
To place on or into a physical location.
To place or put into an intangible place or position, such as social, ethical, fictional, etc.

Adj

Situated.
Situated; located.

Examples

Players must strategically situate their words to maximize bonus squares.
The mayor is situated between probable censure and possible recall.
The statue is situated in a corner hardly visible to the public, except through a window from an outside maintenance area situated behind the building.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

deposit, fix, locate, posit

Scrabble Score: 7

situate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
situate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
situate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

situate: valid Words With Friends Word