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   Lo·cate

   /ˈlōˌkāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. discover the exact place or position of: "engineers were working to locate the fault" Similar finddiscoverpinpointdetecttrack downrun to earthunearthhit oncome acrossrevealbring to lightsniff outsmoke outsearch outferret outturn upuncovercome up withlay one's hands onpin downlight onstumble across/onchance oninformal:put one's finger on
   • ▪ situate in a particular place: "these popular apartments are centrally located" Similar situatesitepositionplacebaseputbuildestablishfoundfixstationinstalllodgesetsettleseat
   • ▪ place within a particular context: "they locate their policies in terms of wealth creation"
   • ▪ establish oneself or one's business in a specified place: "his marketing strategy has been to locate in small towns"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin locat- ‘placed’, from the verb locare, from locus ‘place’. The original sense was as a legal term meaning ‘let out on hire’, later (late 16th century) ‘assign to a particular place’, then (particularly in North American usage) ‘establish in a place’. The sense ‘discover the exact position of’ dates from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. locatable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOCATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to find or discover the exact position of something: Police are still trying to locate the suspect. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to find someone or something. find I've looked everywhere for my keys but can't find them. discover The missing wallet was discovered under the chair. locate Police are still trying to locate the suspect.

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   1. to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate a missing book. 2. to establish in a position, situation, or locality. 3. to assign or ascribe a particular location to (something), as by knowledge or opinion: Some scholars locate the Garden of Eden in Babylonia. 4. to survey and enter a claim to a tract of land. v.i.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › locateLocate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of locate. verb. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining. “Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?” synonyms: turn up. dig up, excavate, turn up. find by digging in the ground. see more. verb. determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLOCATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 days ago · 1. to identify or discover the place or location of. to locate the bullet wound. 2. to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle. to locate our European office in Paris. 3. to assign or ascribe a particular location to (something), as by knowledge or opinion.

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   to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound. to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle: to locate our European office in Paris. to assign or ascribe a particular location to (something), as by knowledge or opinion: Some scholars locate the Garden of Eden in Babylonia.

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   to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle: to locate our European office in Paris. to assign or ascribe a particular location to (something), as by knowledge or opinion: Some scholars locate the Garden of Eden in Babylonia.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionlocate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   verb. /ləʊˈkeɪt/ /ˈləʊkeɪt/ Verb Forms. [transitive] locate somebody/something to find the exact position of somebody/something. The mechanic located the fault immediately. Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors. I twisted my head to either side, attempting to immediately locate and identify the horrible stench.