Definitions for locate
ˈloʊ keɪt, loʊˈkeɪtlo·cate

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. locate, turn upverb

   discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining

   "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"

2. situate, locateverb

   determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey

   "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"

3. locate, place, siteverb

   assign a location to

   "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

4. settle, locateverb

   take up residence and become established

   "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Locateverb

   To discover the location or site of; as, to locate the source of a radio transmission; to locate a leak; to locate the malfunction in a system.

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. locateverb

   To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

   The captives and emigrants whom he brought with him were located in the trans-Tiberine quarter - B. F. Westcott

2. locateverb

   To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of; as, to locate a public building; to locate a mining claim; to locate (the land granted by) a land warrant (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)

   That part of the body in which the sense of touch is located - H. Spencer

3. locateverb

   To place one's self; to take up one's residence; to settle..

4. Etymology: From locatus, past participle of locato, from locus

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Locateverb

   to place; to set in a particular spot or position

2. Locateverb

   to designate the site or place of; to define the limits of; as, to locate a public building; to locate a mining claim; to locate (the land granted by) a land warrant

3. Locateverb

   to place one's self; to take up one's residence; to settle

4. Etymology: [L. locatus, p. p. of locare to place, fr. locus place. See Local.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. locate

   To know intuitively the location of.

   We were able to locate the business easily.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  

2. ---

   locate

   To know intuitively where an animal, person or thing is.

   They did locate the dog as he was in a neighbours garden.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Determine
   • Station

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'locate' in Verbs Frequency: #497

Anagrams for locate »

1. coleta

2. acetol

3. colate

How to pronounce locate?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of locate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of locate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of locate in a Sentence

1. Clayton County:

   Officers had arrived on scene trying to locate the juvenile and render aid to the female victim in the front yard. While trying to locate the juvenile victim and render aid to the female victim, officers received fire.

2. Special Olympics:

   The individuals are all adults, five of whom are not Special Olympics athletes and one who is an adult with intellectual disability, the well-being of these delegates is our foremost concern. Local authorities have indicated they have no reason to believe the health and safety of any of the individuals is at risk. To expand the reach and effectiveness of law enforcement's efforts to locate these individuals, they have been reported as missing persons.

3. Francisco Liriano:

   I was able to locate my fastball better and throwing my breaking ball for strike two helped, they have a pretty good lineup. Just went out and tried to execute pitches. Changeup was working pretty good.

4. Steven Bertolino:

   Chris and Roberta Laundrie do not know where Brian Laundrie is. They are concerned about Brian Laundrie and hope The FBI can locate Brian Laundrie, the speculation by the public and some in the press that the parents assisted Brian Laundrie in leaving the family home or in avoiding arrest on a warrant that was issued after Brian Laundrie had already been missing for several days is just wrong.

5. Spalding University:

   Our tribute to Muhmmad Ali has disappeared, please help us locate the red bicycle we hung from our University Center( formerly Columbia Gym) in Muhmmad Ali honor.

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