ˈlōˌkāt also ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin locatus, past participle of locare, from locus place — more at stall
intransitive verb
1. : to take up one's residence : establish oneself or one's business : settle
the company located north of town
their parents located in Ohio
2. of a Methodist minister : to retire from clerical life or duties
transitive verb
1. : to determine or indicate the place of : define the site or limits of (as by a survey)
locating the lines of the property
2.
a. : to set or establish in a particular spot or position : station
located himself behind the screen
carefully located the clock in the exact center of the mantel
b. : to establish in a charge or office
3.
a. : to seek out and discover the position of
located the children in the attic
try to locate the source of the sound
b. : to find the place of or assign a place to in a sequence
locating the reigns of the pastoral kings
c. : to determine the position of (a mathematical object)
locate a decimal point
locate a point in a plane
4. civil law : to let out by a contract of location