locate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to identify or discover the place or location of.
to locate the bullet wound.
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to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle.
to locate our European office in Paris.
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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 survey and enter a claim to a tract of land; take possession of land.
verb (used without object)
verb
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(tr) to discover the position, situation, or whereabouts of; find
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(tr; often passive) to situate or place
located on the edge of the city
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(intr) to become established or settled
Other Word Forms
- interlocate verb (used with object)
- locatable adjective
- locater noun
- prelocate verb
- self-locating adjective
- unlocated adjective
Etymology
Origin of locate
An Americanism first recorded in 1645–55; from Latin locātus “placed,” past participle of locāre “to put in a given position, place,” verb derivative of locus “a place”; locus
Example Sentences
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The wreckage of their Falcon 50 aircraft was located by Turkish security personnel in the Haymana district near Ankara, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.
From Barron's
They are now in a race against time to locate the stolen jewelry before it is dismantled and sold on the black market.
Some are more focused on recognizing specific body parts, while others help determine where those parts are located in space.
From Science Daily
And people increasingly are choosing to shop at both ends of the grocery store, looking for fresh food usually located there, analysts at Jefferies said in a recent note.
From MarketWatch
He is, however, reported to own an estimated 20 properties around the world, many of which are located in top skiing locales, including Aspen, Vermont, and Norway.
From MarketWatch
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