Definition of locate

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  • locate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • locate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • locate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of locate

  • assign a location to (verb)

    Examples

    1. The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles

    Synonyms

    1. place
    2. site
  • discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining (verb)

    Examples

    1. Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?

    Synonyms

    1. turn up
  • determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey (verb)

    Examples

    1. Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space

    Synonyms

    1. situate
  • take up residence and become established (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. settle

See definition of locate in Merriam Webster