Definition of locate - WordReference.com Dictionary

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locate
A	verb
	1	settle, locate
			take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

	2	locate, turn up
			discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
		Category Tree: get; acquire ╚find; regain ╚locate, turn up ╚pinpoint; nail ╚unearth
	3	locate, place, site
			assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚station; post; base; send; place ╚locate, place, site
	4	situate, locate
			determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"
		Category Tree: determine; find; find out; ascertain ╚situate, locate ╚place; localize; localise ╚map ╚radiolocate ╚acquire