locate

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
  2. verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
  3. verb assign a location to

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin locātus, perfect passive participle of locō (“to place”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from locus (“place”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French louer; see also local and lieu.

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