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locate > 4 senses
VERB1locate, turn upDiscover the location of
2locate, situateDetermine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
3locate, place, siteAssign a location to
4locate, settleTake up residence and become established
locate > pronunciation
Soundslow'key.t
Rhymesabate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 537 more rhymes in eyt...
locate > verb 1, possession
MeaningDiscover the location of. Determine the place of. Find by searching or examining.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples"Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"
Synonymsturn up
Similar toexcavate, dig up, turn up
Broaderfind, regain
Narrowerunearth; pinpoint, nail
Nounslocation; location
locate > verb 2, stative
MeaningDetermine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"
Synonymssituate
Broaderdetermine, find, find out, ascertain
Narroweracquire; radiolocate; map; place, localize, localise
Nounslocation; location; locator, locater
locate > verb 3, possession
MeaningAssign a location to.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples"The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
Synonymsplace, site
Broaderstation, post, base, send, place
Nounslocation; location
locate > verb 4, change
MeaningTake up residence and become established.
PatternSomebody ----s PP
Synonymssettle
Narrowercolonize, colonise; resettle
Entailsmove
Nounslocation; location

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