English Explanatory Dictionary

locate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
  2. To find out where something is located.
  3. To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)
  4. To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.

Pronunciation

/lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt/ /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ /loʊˈkeɪt/ en-us-locate.ogg /lɵˈkeʈ/

Word forms

locate locates locating located

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.

Synonyms

site

Related words

allocate allocation collocate couch delocate local locality localization localize location locator locus

Derived words

bilocate co-locate delocate dislocate echolocate electrolocate electrolocating geolocate immunolocate interlocate locatable locateable locatee locater mislocate phonolocate prelocate prelocated relocate translocate unlocated
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