posit
pos.it \'pa:z-*t\ \'pa:z-*t-*d, 'pa:z-t*d\ \'pa:z-*t-in, 'pa:z-tin\ vt or pos.it.ed; or pos.it.ing [L positus, pp.] 1: to dispose or set firmly : FIX 2: to assume or affirm the existence of : POSTULATE
Webster's English Dictionarypos.it \'pa:z-*t\ \'pa:z-*t-*d, 'pa:z-t*d\ \'pa:z-*t-in, 'pa:z-tin\ vt or pos.it.ed; or pos.it.ing [L positus, pp.] 1: to dispose or set firmly : FIX 2: to assume or affirm the existence of : POSTULATE