Locate (finance)
WordNet
verb
(1) Take up residence and become established
"The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
(2) Discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
"Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"
"My search turned up nothing"
(3) Assign a location to
"The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
(4) 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"
"Locate the boundaries of the property"
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Etymology
From , past participle of , from
Verb
- To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
- The captives and emigrants whom he brought with him were located in the trans-Tiberine quarter - B. F. Westcott
- To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of; as, to locate a public building; to locate. a mining claim; to locate (the land granted by) a land warrant
- That part of the body in which the sense of touch is located - H. Spencer
- To place one's self; to take up one's residence; to settle..
Verb
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