LOCATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • take up residence and become established
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The immigrants settled in the Midwest
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)
  2. Meaning
    • discover the location of
    • determine the place of
    • find by searching or examining
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?
    • My search turned up nothing
    Hypernyms(s) locate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • assign a location to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
    Hypernyms(s) locate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
    • Locate the boundaries of the property
    Hypernyms(s) locate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)