post vs locate

post is a noun but locate is not a noun.

post and locate both are verbs.

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

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

post: assign to a station
locate: assign a location to

Other hyponyms of post include garrison, fort, place, site.

post (noun)	locate (noun)
a job in an organization
the delivery and collection of letters and packages
an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
A message on a social media website
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

post (verb)	locate (verb)
display, as of records in sports games	take up residence and become established
mark or expose as infamous	discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place	assign a location to
publicize with, or as if with, a poster	determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
To post a message on a social media website
assign to a station
place so as to be noticed
mark with a stake
affix in a public place or for public notice
ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
transfer (entries) from one account book to another
enter on a public list
assign to a post; put into a post

Difference between post and locate

Words related to "post"

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