sit vs situate

To occupy a given position. 

To babysit. 

After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax. 

To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition. 

To be a member of a deliberative body. 

Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session. 

To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh. 

To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate. 

To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction. 

To accommodate in seats; to seat. 

To move oneself into such a position. 

To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks. 

To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to. 

To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust. 

To be accepted or acceptable; to work. 

To be adjusted; to fit. 

To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test). 

To place on or into a physical location. 

To place or put into an intangible place or position, such as social, ethical, fictional, etc. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle and often used figuratively.