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"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

   Etymology: [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

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

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

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

3. locate(Verb)

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

   Etymology: 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

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

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

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

3. Locate(verb)

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

   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  

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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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. Chancellor Bob Meyer:

   Our deepest sympathies, thoughts and prayers go out to Hussain’s family in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, and his friends at UW-Stout, i want to make a personal appeal to anyone on campus or in the community who might have information that would help authorities locate the individual involved in the attack to come forward.

2. Barb Davenport:

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

3. Selahattin Demirtas:

   You cannot locate the Kurdish problem by searching. To be able to see the real problem eyes are not enough you would need conscience and mind. (On the quote of IA minister Idris Naim Sahin: They talk about Kurdish problem, what problem? I search but I don't see any problem)

4. Uri Geller:

   In my intelligence work I assisted with Operation Desert Storm, helped to locate secret tunnels in North Korea, and used my skills to erase crucial diplomatic discs on their way to Moscow.

5. Karen Duggan:

   We have not been able to locate anyone who claims them. They were just allowed on property. No one took care of them, no one gave them vet care, no one handled them. Therefore they are wild.

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