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Definition of Locate
1. Verb. Discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining. "My search turned up nothing"
Related verbs: Dig Up, Excavate, Turn Up
Generic synonyms: Find, Regain
Specialized synonyms: Unearth, Nail, Pinpoint
Derivative terms: Location, Location
2. Verb. Determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey. "Locate the boundaries of the property"
Generic synonyms: Ascertain, Determine, Find, Find Out
Specialized synonyms: Acquire, Radiolocate, Map, Localise, Localize, Place, Base
Derivative terms: Locater, Location, Location, Locator, Situation
3. Verb. Assign a location to. "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
Generic synonyms: Place, Post, Send, Station
Derivative terms: Location, Location, Place, Place, Placement, Site
4. Verb. Take up residence and become established. "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
Specialized synonyms: Colonise, Colonize, Resettle
Entails: Move
Derivative terms: Location, Location, Settlement, Settlement, Settlement, Settler
Definition of Locate
1. v. t. To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
2. v. i. To place one's self; to take up one's residence; to settle.
Definition of Locate
1. Verb. (transitive) To place; to set in a particular spot or position. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of; as, to '''locate''' a public building; to '''locate''' a mining claim; to '''locate''' (the land granted by) a land warrant (''Note'': the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.) ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) (colloquial) To place one's self; to take up one's residence; to settle.(rfex intransitive). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Locate
1. to determine the position of [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]