locate
To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
Verb 4 meanings
To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
To find out where something is located.
“I really can't locate the sever files.”
To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)
“The council must locate the new hospital.”
To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.
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.
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LOCATE at a glance
LOCATE has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (L 1 + O 1 + C 3 + A 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,690 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with locate
All rhymesOne letter away
- LOCALE8
- LOBATE8
- LORATE6
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