Posit
Pronunciation : Pos"it
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. ponere, positum, to place. See Position.]
Definition : 1. To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects. Sir M. Hale.
2. (Logic)
Defn: To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a principle. Sir W. Hamilton.
t. [imp. & p. p. Posited; p. pr. & vb. n. Positing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913