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lo·cate  (lkt, l-kt)
v. lo·cat·ed, lo·cat·ing, lo·cates
v.tr.
1. To determine or specify the position or limits of: locate Albany on the map; managed to locate the site of the old artists' colony.
2. To find by searching, examining, or experimenting: locate the source of error.
3. To place at a certain location; station or situate: locate an agent in Rochester.
v.intr.
To become established; settle.

[Latin locre, loct-, to place, from locus, place.]

locata·ble adj.
locater n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.locaterlocater - a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
surveyor - an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures


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It would have been well if the new life of the Devil's Ford had shown no other irregularity than the harmless eccentricities of its original locaters.
 
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