Read the dictionary definition of locate. All definitions for this word.
1. take up residence and become established
1. The immigrants settled in the Midwest
2. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
1. Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?
2. My search turned up nothing
3. assign a location to
1. The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
4. determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
1. Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
2. Locate the boundaries of the property