To place or locate (a scene). †Also, to assign to a specified locality. to lay the venue: see the noun.

transitive. To set (a scene, film, story, etc.) in a particular location.

transitive. To associate with a particular place or location; to find or determine the location of, to locate. Also occasionally with to.

transitive. To determine or fix the place of; to assign a place to; spec. (a) to assign a certain rank, importance or worth to; to class; (b) to…