locate vs map

locate is not a noun while map is a noun.

locate and map both are verbs.

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

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

locate: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
map: locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences

Other hyponyms of locate include acquire, radiolocate, localise, localize, place, base.

locate (noun)	map (noun)
	a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
	(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)

locate (verb)	map (verb)
take up residence and become established	to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining	explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
assign a location to	make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey	depict as if on a map
	plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
	locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences

Difference between locate and map

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