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locater
Variant of locate
transitive verb located, locating
- to mark off or designate the site of (a mining claim, etc.)
- to establish in a certain place: offices located downtown
- to discover the position of after a search: to locate a lost object
- to show the position of: to locate Guam on a map
- to assign to a particular place, function, occupation, etc.
intransitive verb
☆ Informal to make one's home or headquarters; settle: to locate in Boston
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