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locate

lo·cate [ lṓ kàyt, lō káyt ] (past and past participle lo·cat·ed, present participle lo·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular lo·cates)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb find something: to discover where something is

2. intransitive verb establish business in place: to establish a residence or business in a particular place

3. transitive verb position something: to put something in a particular place

[Early 16th century. < Latin locat-, past participle of locare< locus "place"]

lo·cat·a·ble adjective
lo·cat·er noun
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