locate

[ loh-keyt, loh-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, lo·cat·ed, lo·cat·ing.

1. to identify or discover the place or location of:

   to locate the bullet wound.

2. to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle:

   to locate our European office in Paris.

3. to assign or ascribe a particular location to (something), as by knowledge or opinion:

   Some scholars locate the Garden of Eden in Babylonia.

4. 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.

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

locate

/ ləʊˈkeɪt /

verb

1. tr to discover the position, situation, or whereabouts of; find
2. tr; often passive to situate or place

   located on the edge of the city

3. intr to become established or settled

Derived Forms

• loˈcatable, adjective
• loˈcater, noun

Other Words From

• lo·cata·ble adjective
• inter·locate verb (used with object) interlocated interlocating
• pre·locate verb prelocated prelocating
• self-locat·ing adjective
• un·locat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of locate¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1645–55; from Latin locātus “placed,” past participle of locāre “to put in a given position, place,” verb derivative of locus “a place”; locus

Example Sentences

Researchers looked at the types of cells, where they were located and how they chatted to the other cells around them.

From BBC

When she could not be located, a missing person investigation was launched, leading to the discovery of her body in the boot of a car on Brisbane Road, Ilford, on 14 November.

From BBC

With the help of tagged animals and a second AI algorithm, the scientists can now automatically locate carcasses across vast landscapes.

From Science Daily

This configuration, however, only works for buildings that have the exhaust air vent located near the incoming ventilation.

From Science Daily

In a statement to The Times, Rover said it has taken several steps to try to locate Mushie.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• detect
• discover
• establish
• pinpoint
• spot
• station
• strike
• uncover
• unearth