Meaning of locate

(verb) 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"

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"

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

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