locate

verb

(transitive) To find out where something is located.

(transitive) To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

(transitive) To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)

(intransitive, colloquial) To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.

Roots

locusloc- · Latin · place

Synonyms for locate

situatev findv pinpointv localizev discoverv siten placen unearthv emplacev determinev triangulatev tracen navigatev

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Where does locate come from?

The word locate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root loc-, from Latin locus (“place”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.