different between posit vs prepose

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin positus, perfect participle of p?n? (“put, place”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?z?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?z?t/
• Rhymes: -?z?t

Noun

posit (plural posits)

1. Something that is posited; a postulate.
2. (aviation) Abbreviation of position.

Usage notes

• (for meaning #2) Started by USAF Fighter pilots when needing to know the position of a wingman. I.e. Lead pilot would say "2-posit" and #2 would reply: "5 o'clock high".

Translations

Verb

posit (third-person singular simple present posits, present participle positing, simple past and past participle posited)

1. Assume the existence of; to postulate.
   • 1908: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross., Book 1, Part 5.

     some who posit both this cause and besides this the source of movement, which we have got from some as single and from other as twofold.

2. Propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
3. Put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.

Translations

Anagrams

• piots, topis

Sambali

Noun

posít

1. squid

English

Alternative forms

• præpose (archaic, rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from French préposer; prefix pré- (Latin prae before) with poser. See pose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?i??p??z/

Verb

prepose (third-person singular simple present preposes, present participle preposing, simple past and past participle preposed)

1. (transitive) To place or set before; to prefix.
   • 1648, Thomas Fuller, The History of the University of Cambridge since the Conquest

     Otherwise I would prepose Millington (first provost afterwards of King's in the reign of King Henry the Sixth) before Wilflete master under King Richard the Third

Coordinate terms

• postpose

Related terms

• preposition

Italian

Verb

prepose

1. third-person singular past historic of preporre

Anagrams

• propese, seppero