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find out vs locate

locate vs find out

find out and locate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
find out No No Yes No
locate No No Yes No
As verbs, locate is a hyponym of find out; that is, locate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than find out:
  • find out: 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
find out (verb) locate (verb)
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally take up residence and become established
trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study assign a location to
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
Difference between find out and locate

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