locate

[ loh-keyt, loh-keyt ]

/ ˈloʊ keɪt, loʊˈkeɪt /

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verb (used with object), lo·cat·ed, lo·cat·ing.

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.

to survey and enter a claim to a tract of land; take possession of land.

verb (used without object), lo·cat·ed, lo·cat·ing.

to establish one's business or residence in a place; settle.

Words nearby locate

locally compact space, locally euclidean space, locally finite set, locarno, locarno pact, locate, locatelli, location, locative, locator, locavore

Origin of locate

1645–55, Americanism; < Latin locātus, past participle of locāre to put in a given position, place; see locus, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM locate

lo·cat·a·ble, adjectivein·ter·lo·cate, verb (used with object), in·ter·lo·cat·ed, in·ter·lo·cat·ing.pre·lo·cate, verb, pre·lo·cat·ed, pre·lo·cat·ing.self-lo·cat·ing, adjective

un·lo·cat·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for located

Searchers reported seeing a large shadow on the seabed, suggesting the crashed jet has been located.
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The wreckage of the Airbus A320 has been located in relatively shallow water.
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After much frantic buzzing about the lot, he's located and changes his plans at the last minute.
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The mission is to teach any person to use technology for independence and empowerment no matter where they are located.
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Then, German troops enlisted by the Brits (Hessians) began to attack at Battle Pass, located in Prospect Park.
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They were located within a radius of one league of each other and must correspond to the three seen by Moraga.
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Our relations with the Indians located within our border impose upon us responsibilities we can not escape.
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The father went from that village to Layavan, another settlement on the shore of another river that was located near by.
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In the village, he'd located the landing-place by sound, fixed it by sun.
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On the first floor the harness-making department is located.
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British Dictionary definitions for located

locate

/ (ləʊˈkeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to discover the position, situation, or whereabouts of; find

(tr; often passive) to situate or placelocated on the edge of the city

(intr) to become established or settled

Derived forms of locate

locatable, adjectivelocater, noun

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locate

verb (used with object), lo·cat·ed, lo·cat·ing.

verb (used without object), lo·cat·ed, lo·cat·ing.

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verb

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