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   locate

   /lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt/

   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 › dictionary › englishLOCATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LOCATE definition: 1. to be in a particular place: 2. to find or discover the exact position of something: 3. to…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of LOCATE is to establish oneself or one's business : settle. How to use locate in a sentence.

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

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   LOCATE meaning: 1. to be in a particular place: 2. to find or discover the exact position of something: 3. to…. Learn more.

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   Locate definition: to identify or discover the place or location of. See examples of LOCATE used in a sentence.

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

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   3 meanings: 1. to discover the position, situation, or whereabouts of; find 2. to situate or place 3. to become established or.... Click for more definitions.

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

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   Locate means to find or place. If your mother can never locate her keys, it means she loses them all of the time and has to look all around the house before going out. If you move to a new place, usually for a job, you relocate.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishLOCATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   LOCATE definition: 1. to find the exact position of someone or something: 2. to be in a particular place: . Learn more.