locate (locates 3rd person present) (locating present participle) (located past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you locate something or someone, you find out where they are.
FORMAL
(=find)
The scientists want to locate the position of the gene on a chromosome... V n
2 verb If you locate something in a particular place, you put it there or build it there.
FORMAL Atlanta was voted the best city in which to locate a business by more than 400 chief executives... V n prep/adv
3 verb If you locate in a particular place, you move there or open a business there.
(mainly AM, BUSINESS)
...tax breaks for businesses that locate in run-down neighborhoods. V