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verb (used with object)
1.
to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
2.
to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle: to locate our European office in Paris.
3.
to assign or ascribe a particular location to (something), as by knowledge or opinion: Some scholars locate the Garden of Eden in Babylonia.
4.
to survey and enter a claim to a tract of land; take possession of land.
verb (used without object)
5.
to establish one's business or residence in a place; settle.
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Locating
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1645–55, Americanism; < Latin locātus, past participle of locāre to put in a given position, place; see locus, -ate1
1645–55, Americanism; < Latin locātus, past participle of locāre to put in a given position, place; see locus, -ate1
Related forms
lo·cat·a·ble, adjective
in·ter·lo·cate, verb (used with object), in·ter·lo·cat·ed, in·ter·lo·cat·ing.
pre·lo·cate, verb, pre·lo·cat·ed, pre·lo·cat·ing.
self-lo·cat·ing, adjective
un·lo·cat·ed, adjective
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| locating | |
noun | |
| 1. | the act of putting something in a certain place [syn: placement] |
| 2. | a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target" [syn: localization] |
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