1. (

• locate ,
• turn_up

) 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" ;

2. (

• situate ,
• locate

) 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" ;

3. (

• locate ,
• place ,
• site

) assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" ;

4. (

• settle ,
• locate

) take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" ;

1. (

• located ,
• placed ,
• set ,
• situated

) situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" ;