Situated

Situated
Situate Sit"u*ate (?; 135), Situated Sit"u*a`ted, a. [LL. situatus, from situare to place, fr. L. situs situation, site. See {Site}.] 1. Having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located; as, a town situated, or situate, on a hill or on the seashore. [1913 Webster]

2. Placed; residing. [1913 Webster]

Pleasure situate in hill and dale. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Note: Situate is now less used than situated, but both are well authorized. [1913 Webster]


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