SEATING

To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm.

Example: "Be sure to seat the gasket properly before attaching the cover."

To provide with places to sit.

Example: "The waiter seated us and asked what we would like to drink."

To request or direct one or more persons to sit.

Example: "Please seat the audience after the anthem and then introduce the first speaker."

(legislature) to recognize the standing of a person or persons by providing them with one or more seats which would allow them to participate fully in a meeting or session.

Example: "Only half the delegates from the state were seated at the convention because the state held its primary too early."

To assign the seats of.

Example: "To seat a church"

To cause to occupy a post, site, or situation; to station; to establish; to fix; to settle.

To rest; to lie down.

To settle; to plant with inhabitants.

Example: "To seat a country"

To put a seat or bottom in.

Example: "To seat a chair"