From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
situate
v 1: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if
by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight
enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the
boundaries of the property" [syn: situate, locate]
2: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on
his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your
eyes on this spot" [syn: situate, fix, posit,
deposit]