Added 9 October 2026
locate
/lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt/ verb
Latin root: locātus Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about locate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining.
Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?
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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
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Assign a location to.
The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
Origin
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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