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locate
(transitive) To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
(transitive) To find out where something is located.
(transitive) To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)
(intransitive, colloquial) To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.
“It was easy for us to locate the exact location of the incident.”
“If you should locate your house in a small village where there is no railroad communication or public travel, the location would be your ruin.”
“You'd best locate yourself where you intend to trade.”
localize
(transitive) To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.
(software engineering) To adapt a product for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.
To determine where something takes place or is to be found.