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Synonyms
lo·cate (lṓkāt́, lō-kāt́)

[Latin locāre, locāt-, to place, from locus, place.]

verb: -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates. 

transitive verb 

  1. To determine or specify the position or limits of: locate Albany on the map; managed to locate the site of the old artists' colony.
  2. To find by searching, examining, or experimenting: locate the source of error.
  3. To place at a certain location; station or situate: locate an agent in Rochester.

intransitive verb 

To become established; settle.

derivatives

lócat́a·ble
adjective
lócat́er
noun