posit-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: place firmly, deposit

Commentary: Syntax Includes:

Examples:
The child carefully posited the vase on the table.
The professors will posit the bookshelves against the walls.
The students posited their homework on the teacher's desk.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: state, put forth for consideration

Examples:
I posit the accused is guilty.
I posited that the teacher may not always be correct.
I will posit an alternative to your theory.
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to posit an alternative scenario.
The students posited murderers for the crime.

Mappings:
VerbNet: consider-29.9-2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: posit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: postulate, presume

Examples:
The scientists posit basic principles of gravity.
The theory posits cooperation amongst participants.
Teachers posit basic competence of their students.
He posited three basic laws of nature.
They will posit underlying structures.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3