Meaning & use
Posits
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Puts forward an idea, assumption, or statement as true, especially as a basis for argument or discussion.
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The theory posits that memory loss is linked to disrupted sleep cycles.
He posits a connection between the two events that few historians accept.
A note on using this word
Posits is common in academic and scientific writing, where a claim is often posited before being tested or debated rather than simply asserted as fact.
Words with a similar meaning
proposespostulatessuggests
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Words with an opposite meaning
refutesdisproves
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