Hyphenation of locate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word locate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of locate:

1.	Discover the location of Determine the place of Find by searching or examining Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest? My search turned up nothing
2.	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
3.	Assign a location to The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
4.	Take up residence and become established The immigrants settled in the Midwest

Synonyms of locate:

verb	turn up, find, regain
verb	situate, determine, find, find out, ascertain
verb	place, site, station, post, base, send, place
verb	settle

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