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locate
Overview of verb locate
The verb locate has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (16) 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. (12) 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. (4) locate, place, site -- (assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles")
4. (4) settle, locate -- (take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest")
Grep of noun locate
locater
Antonyms of verb locate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb locate
4 senses of locate
Sense 1
locate, turn up
=> find, regain
=> get, acquire
Sense 2
situate, locate
=> determine, find, find out, ascertain
Sense 3
locate, place, site
=> station, post, base, send, place
=> move, displace
Sense 4
settle, locate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb locate
3 of 4 senses of locate
Sense 1
locate, turn up
=> unearth
=> pinpoint, nail
Sense 2
situate, locate
=> acquire
=> radiolocate
=> map
=> place, localize, localise
Sense 4
settle, locate
=> colonize, colonise
=> resettle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb locate
4 senses of locate
Sense 1
locate, turn up
=> find, regain
Sense 2
situate, locate
=> determine, find, find out, ascertain
Sense 3
locate, place, site
=> station, post, base, send, place
Sense 4
settle, locate
'Cause To' of verb locate
Derived Forms of verb locate
4 senses of locate
Sense 1
locate, turn up
RELATED TO>(noun) location#3
=> localization, localisation, location, locating, fix
RELATED TO>(noun) location#1
=> location
Sense 2
situate, locate
RELATED TO>(noun) locater#1
=> locator, locater
RELATED TO>(noun) location#3
=> localization, localisation, location, locating, fix
RELATED TO>(noun) location#1
=> location
RELATED TO>(noun) locator#1
=> locator, locater
Sense 3
locate, place, site
RELATED TO>(noun) location#2
=> placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
RELATED TO>(noun) location#1
=> location
Sense 4
settle, locate
RELATED TO>(noun) location#2
=> placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
RELATED TO>(noun) location#1
=> location
Domain of verb locate
Domain Terms of verb locate
Familiarity of verb locate
locate used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb locate
4 senses of locate
Sense 1
locate, turn up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
situate, locate
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
locate, place, site
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
settle, locate
*> Somebody ----s PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb locate
3 of 4 senses of locate
Sense 1
locate, turn up
> find, regain
=> feel
=> locate, turn up
=> fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
=> rout up, rout out
Sense 2
situate, locate
> determine, find, find out, ascertain
=> gauge
=> translate
=> rectify
=> redetermine
=> sequence
=> refract
=> count, number, enumerate, numerate
=> admeasure
=> situate, locate
Sense 3
locate, place, site
> station, post, base, send, place
=> garrison
=> fort
=> locate, place, site
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb locate
Sense 1
locate, turn up
=> find, regain
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Sense 2
situate, locate
=> determine, find, find out, ascertain
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Sense 3
locate, place, site
=> station, post, base, send, place
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Sense 4
settle, locate
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Grep of verb locate
allocate
collocate
dislocate
locate
radiolocate
reallocate
relocate
translocate
Grep of adj locate
located
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