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• v  determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
• v  put (something somewhere) firmly

• This distinction is probably mere semantics to a nightclub impresario or budding restaurateur deciding where to situate a new venture.
• Over the summer, leaders of ten Andalusian towns signed a motion in the regional parliament that would "situate the democratic fight for a republic on the political agenda.
• And while Shepard's death has forced even the most belligerently anti-gay conservatives to situate themselves carefully--condemning the murder while insisting they contributed .

• locate
• fix
• posit
• deposit

News & Articles

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• Two Complementary Exhibits at Berkeley Art Museum
  The socially critical paintings of contemporary artist Nicole Eisenman are situated in an art historical network extending hundreds of years. by Alex Bigman In its latest stroke of programming brilliance, the Berkeley Art Museum pairs its 248th Matrix exhibition, featuring recent work by Brooklyn-based painter Nicole Eisenman, with Ballet of Heads, a sprawling and diverse exhibition of works ...
  June 12, 2013 - East Bay Express
• Binge-Watching: The Excellence of Three Bummers
  It's anyone's guess how to situate Ulrich Seidl's Paradise on the continuum of movie trilogies, but safe to say that unlike your Bourne and Lord of the Rings and Star Wars and Three Colors and Toy Story , this one seems innately less collectible. If you're...
  June 11, 2013 - SF Weekly

Quotes

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• Manmohan Singh in Pakistan Dawn
  Mr Singh said: "Good relations with Pakistan are an essential part of our policy. My vision of India-Pakistan is that both countries situate their bilateral relations in a cooperative framework of mutual understanding."
• Andy Reid in New York Times
  I needed time to situate some things out and spend time with the family,Reid said at a news conference Friday. "I didn't get to that point where I was ready to walk away. I just needed time to make sure that I focused on the things that I...
• Brian Sabean in Sports Network
  We will be as active as we can to make the transactions that situate our young players playing time,Giants general manager Brian Sabean said. "Pretty basic, we are not going to rent a player. We are not going to make a big acquisition."