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situate - determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property" |
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locate |
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ascertain,
find out,
determine,
find learn or discover with certainty
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acquire win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
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radiolocate locate by means of radar; "The pilot managed to radiolocate the lost aircraft"
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map to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
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localise,
localize,
place restrict something to a particular area
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base situate as a center of operations; "we will base this project in the new lab"
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situate - put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" |
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fix,
posit,
deposit |
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position,
lay,
pose,
put,
place,
set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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bury place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"
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sediment settle as sediment
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