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Antonyms for positioned

Grammar : Verb
Spell : puh-zish-uhn
Phonetic Transcription : pəˈzɪʃ ən

Definition of positioned

Origin :
  • late 14c., as a term in logic and philosophy, from Old French posicion "position, supposition" (Modern French position), from Latin positionem (nominative positio) "act or fact of placing, situation, position, affirmation," noun of state from past participle stem of ponere "put, place," from PIE *po-s(i)nere, from *apo- "off, away" (see apo-) + *sinere "to leave, let" (see site).
  • Meaning "proper place occupied by a person or thing" is from 1540s. Meaning "manner in which some physical thing is arranged or posed" first recorded 1703; specifically in reference to dance steps, 1778, sexual intercourse, 1883. Meaning "official station, employment" is from 1890.
  • verb place physically in location
Example sentences :
  • He positioned the ship above the hole which had been drilled into the huge rock.
  • Extract from : « Anchorite » by Randall Garrett
  • Raoul positioned his little party in the center of the foremost line.
  • Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
  • He put his hands on the other man's shoulders, and positioned him.
  • Extract from : « What The Left Hand Was Doing » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • He positioned Grant on the square and a moment later Grant was back on the sidewalk.
  • Extract from : « The Wealth of Echindul » by Noel Miller Loomis
  • The drum was positioned so that its upper surface was one-quarter inch below the face of the flywheel.
  • Extract from : « Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240 » by Anonymous
  • Keeping this positioned in line with his right shoulder guided him on the westerly course he needed.
  • Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
  • The chair in which he was sitting rose slightly from the floor and positioned itself in front of the window.
  • Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell
  • His back was towards the two on the other end, and perhaps it was well that he should have been so positioned at that moment.
  • Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford
  • Round about were positioned others who in one necessity or another might be relied upon to play an ordered part.
  • Extract from : « Kai Lung's Golden Hours » by Ernest Bramah
  • Near the left hand was a long knife of red quartzite, positioned so that it might have been inserted in a belt or girdle.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Ruins National Monument--New Mexico » by John M. Corbett

Synonyms for positioned

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