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locate

/ləʊˈkeɪt/
verb
  1. To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

  2. To find out where something is located.

  3. To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)

    "The council must locate the new hospital"

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