Definition of: locate

(lō′kāt, lō·kāt′) v. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing v.t.
1. To discover the position or source of; find.
2. To assign place or locality to: to locate a scene in a valley.
3. U.S. To establish in a place; situate: My office is located in Portland.
4. U.S. To survey, set, or designate the site or boundaries of, as a mining claim.
—v.i.
5. Colloq. To establish oneself or take up residence; settle. See synonyms under SET. [<L locatus, pp. of locare <locus place]