Locate meaning

What does “locate” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“locate” is a verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining.

locate

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”
Synonymsturn up
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”
Synonymssituate
assign a location to
“The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles”
Synonymsplace site
take up residence and become established
“The immigrants settled in the Midwest”
Synonymssettle

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University