discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?; My search turned up nothing

[ Syn: turn up ]

determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space; Locate the boundaries of the property

[ Syn: situate ]

assign a location to; The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles

[ Syn: place , site ]

take up residence and become established; The immigrants settled in the Midwest

[ Syn: settle ]