Locate

/ˈloʊkeɪt/ verb

To locate means to find the exact place of something or someone. It can also mean to set up or place something in a particular spot.

It comes from Latin “locāre,” meaning “to place,” from “locus,” place. The English verb grew to include both putting something somewhere and discovering where it already is.

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