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

According to the Media Office of the de facto authorities in Gaza, more than 500 bodies were found in mass graves located on hospital grounds, including at Shifa’ and Nasr hospitals.

From Salon

Registrars’ offices in Orange and Riverside counties were evacuated Friday evening after receiving bomb threats, but no explosives were located at either site, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

It is being held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, a central Asian country located between Russia and Iran.

From BBC

Registrars of voters’ offices in Orange and Riverside counties were evacuated Friday evening after receiving bomb threats, but no explosives were located at either site, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

As part of his plea deal, Gritzbach had promised to help investigators locate other members and hand over documents.

From BBC

Related Words

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