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locate definition

lo·cate (lō′kāt′, lō kāt′)

transitive verb located -·cat′ed, locating -·cat′·ing

  1. to mark off or designate the site of (a mining claim, etc.)
  2. to establish in a certain place offices located downtown
  3. to discover the position of after a search to locate a lost object
  4. to show the position of to locate Guam on a map
  5. to assign to a particular place, function, occupation, etc.

Etymology: < L locatus, pp. of locare, to place < locus: see local

intransitive verb

☆ Informal to make one's home or headquarters; settle to locate in Boston

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locate Synonyms

locate

v.

  1. To determine a location

    discover, search out, find, come on, come across, meet with, position, ferret out, stumble on, discover the location of, get at, hit upon, light upon, come upon, happen upon, fix upon, lay one's hands on, track down, establish, determine, station, place, unearth; see also designate 1, discover.

  2. To take up residence

    settle down, establish oneself, inhabit; see dwell, reside, settle 7.


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locate Usage Examples

Object

  • mile: The Eden Project is located just 10 miles from Fowey.

Preposition: on

  • outskirt: Located on the outskirts of the quiet coastal village of St Cyrus.

Preposition: at

  • junction: A wayside cross is located at the junction of Potter Lane.

Adjective complement

  • adjacent: On Friday and Saturday hot fork buffet stations will be located adjacent to the exhibition stands.

Used with why or when

  • where: Where damage was too extensive for repair, substitute copies were located where possible.

Present participle complement

  • overlook: The club is situated on the outskirts of Edinburgh and is spectacularly located overlooking the Forth Estuary and Crammond Island.

Preposition: in

  • heart: We are located in the heart of England only 70 minutes north of London.
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