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focalize

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fo⋅cal⋅ize

  [foh-kuh-lahyz]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to bring or come to a focus.
2. to localize.
Also, especially British, fo⋅cal⋅ise.

Origin:
1835–45; focal + -ize

Related forms:
fo⋅cal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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fo·cal·ize   (fō'kə-līz')   
tr. & intr.v.   fo·cal·ized, fo·cal·iz·ing, fo·cal·iz·es

  1. To adjust or come to a focus.

  2. To bring or be brought to a focus; sharpen.

  3. To concentrate or be concentrated; localize.

fo'cal·i·za'tion (-kə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fo·cal·ize
Variant: or British fo·cal·ise /'fO-k&-"lIz/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -ized or British -ised; -iz·ing or British -is·ing
transitive senses
: to confine to a limited area focalize a coccidioidal infection —Journal of the American Medical Association> focalize intransitive senses
: to become confined to a limited areafocalizes in the ovary of the adult bird> —fo·cal·iza·tion or British fo·cal·isa·tion /"fO-k&-l&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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