Locate - Definition

v 1: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by
searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the
Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing" [syn: locate,
turn up]
2: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by
an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us
to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the
property" [syn: situate, locate]
3: assign a location to; "The company located some of their
agents in Los Angeles" [syn: locate, place, site]
4: take up residence and become established; "The immigrants
settled in the Midwest" [syn: settle, locate]