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locate

lo·cate

UK/lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt/ US/ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ fairly common

verb

1.

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”
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2.

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”
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3.

assign a location to

  • “The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles”
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4.

take up residence and become established

  • “The immigrants settled in the Midwest”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin locātus, perfect passive participle of locō (“to place”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from locus (“place”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French louer; see also local and lieu.

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