locate
- (transitive) To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
- (transitive) To find out where something is located.
- (transitive) To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)
- (colloquial, intransitive) To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ləʊˈkeɪt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin locātus, perfect passive participle of locō (“to place”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from locus (“place”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French louer; see also local and lieu.
Related words
diagnoze
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