unearth vs locate

unearth and locate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, locate is a hypernym of unearth; that is, locate is a word with a broader meaning than unearth:

unearth: discover by investigation
locate: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining

Other hypernyms of unearth include turn up.

unearth (verb)	locate (verb)
recover through digging	take up residence and become established
discover by investigation	discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
	assign a location to
	determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey