Locate Definition

lōkāt, lō-kāt
located, locates, locating
verb
located, locates, locating
To mark off or designate the site of (a mining claim, etc.)
Webster's New World
To make one's home or headquarters; settle.
To locate in Boston.
Webster's New World
To find by searching, examining, or experimenting.
Locate the source of error.
American Heritage
To establish in a certain place.
Offices located downtown.
Webster's New World
To show the position of.
To locate Guam on a map.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Locate

  • From Latin locātus, past participle of locato (“to place"), from locus (“place")

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin locāre locāt- to place from locus place

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Locate Sentence Examples

  • I told him I was just trying to locate the guy.

  • I've not been able to locate it.

  • Keep trying to locate Weller.

  • Real estate records were scoured for any known relative of the now deceased murderer in an attempt to locate family owned property, a difficult chore as mother Grasso wedded three men and lived with countless others.

  • How did you locate the skeleton in the mine to be able to swap it?

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Words Starting With

LLOLOC

Words Ending With

ETEATE

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locate

Words Starting With L and Ending With E

Starts With L & Ends With EStarts With LO & Ends With EStarts With L & Ends With TE

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With E