Definitions for locate
ˈloʊ keɪt, loʊˈkeɪtlo·cate

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

1. locate, turn up(verb)

   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, locate(verb)

   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, site(verb)

   assign a location to

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

4. settle, locate(verb)

   take up residence and become established

   "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

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1. Locate(v. t.)

   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.

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. locate(Verb)

   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. locate(Verb)

   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. locate(Verb)

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

Origin: From locatus, past participle of locato, from locus

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

1. Locate(verb)

   to place; to set in a particular spot or position

2. Locate(verb)

   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. Locate(verb)

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

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

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

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

Anagrams for locate »

1. coleta

How to pronounce locate?

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   Alex

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   Karen

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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. Anka Mustapha:

   A very intense search is on to locate and rescue them.

2. Nurcahyo Utomo:

   We are confident that rescuers would be able to locate them in time.

3. Michael Malanga:

   Where we choose to locate our stores is as important as how we design them.

4. Barb Davenport:

   He was very focused and determined to locate his ball when thrown or hidden.

5. Mark Salazar:

   It was found under foliage and debris. You had to be looking for it to locate it.

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