locate

Meaning

1. To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
2. To find out where something is located.
3. To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)
4. (colloquial) To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.

Hyphenated as

lo‧cate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ləʊˈkeɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin locātus, past participle of loco (“to place”), from locus (“place”).