Definitions of locate:

• verb:   discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining

  Example: "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"

• verb:   assign a location to

  Example: "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

• verb:   determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey

  Example: "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"

• verb:   take up residence and become established