find vs locate

find is a noun but locate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
find	Yes	No	Yes	No
locate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, locate is a hyponym of find; that is, locate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than find:

find: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
locate: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey

As verbs, locate is a hyponym of find; that is, locate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than find:

find: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
locate: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining

find (noun)	locate (noun)
the act of discovering something
a productive insight

find (verb)	locate (verb)
receive a specified treatment (abstract)	take up residence and become established
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation	discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds	assign a location to
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study	determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
decide on and make a declaration about
make a discovery, make a new finding
succeed in reaching; arrive at
perceive or be contemporaneous with
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
obtain through effort or management
get or find back; recover the use of