situate , fix , posit , deposit (verb) - put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
submit , state , put forward , posit (verb) - put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
postulate , posit (verb) - take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"
postulate , posit (noun) - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning