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| 1. | [ verb ] discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining | |
| Synonyms: | turn_up | |
| Examples: | "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?" "My search turned up nothing" |
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| Related terms: | find pinpoint unearth excavate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey | |
| Synonyms: | situate | |
| Examples: | "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space" "Locate the boundaries of the property" |
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| Related terms: | determine radiolocate map acquire place site locator | |
| 3. | [ verb ] assign a location to | |
| Synonyms: | place site | |
| Examples: | "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" |
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| Related terms: | station location site placement location | |
| 4. | [ verb ] take up residence and become established | |
| Synonyms: | settle relocate | |
| Examples: | "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" |
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| Related terms: | resettle colonize settler colony colonization location move | |
| Similar spelling: |
loquat lost Lousteau look_at lock-gate Lozada Losada |
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