/ Dictionary / Index L locate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: lo•cate Pronunciation: (lō'kāt, lō-kāt'), [key] — v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. —v.t. to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound. to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle: to locate our European office in Paris. to assign or ascribe a particular location to (something), as by knowledge or opinion: Some scholars locate the Garden of Eden in Babylonia. to survey and enter a claim to a tract of land; take possession of land. —v.i. to establish one's business or residence in a place; settle. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: locate (Thesaurus) Locarno Locatelli Related Content Daily Word Quiz: veto Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language