To propose as an explanation
posit \POZ-it\ (transitive verb) - 1 : To assume as real or conceded. 2 : To propose as an explanation; to suggest. 3 : To dispose or set firmly or fixedly.
"It was difficult to posit a solution to the problem or even, indeed, to determine exactly what the problem was."
Posit is from Latin positus, past participle of ponere, "to put, to place, to set."
"It was difficult to posit a solution to the problem or even, indeed, to determine exactly what the problem was."
Posit is from Latin positus, past participle of ponere, "to put, to place, to set."
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