locate
Meaning
- To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
- To find out where something is located.
- 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) To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.
Synonyms
diagnoze
trace out
lay one’s hands on
pass oneself off
put in place
mark out the line
cause to take place
Frequency
Hyphenated as
lo‧cate
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ləʊˈkeɪt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin locātus, past participle of loco (“to place”), from locus (“place”).
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