Definition of Locate

1. Verb. Discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining. "My search turned up nothing"

Exact synonyms: Turn Up
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"
Exact synonyms: Situate
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"
Exact synonyms: Place, Site
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"
Exact synonyms: Settle
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]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Locate

localizing electrode
localizing symptom
localizor
locally
locally compact
locally indicable
localness
localnesses
locals
localvore
localvores
locant
locants
locao
locatable
locate (current term)
located
locater
locaters
locates
locating
location
location, location, location
location arithmetic
location directories and signs
locational
locationality
locationally
locations
locative

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