localize
[ loh-kuh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object),lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing.
verb (used without object),lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing.
to gather, collect, or concentrate in one locality.
Origin of localize
1- Also especially British, lo·cal·ise .
Other words from localize
- lo·cal·iz·a·ble, adjective
- lo·cal·i·za·tion, noun
- lo·cal·iz·er, noun
- non·lo·cal·iz·a·ble, adjective
- non·lo·cal·ized, adjective
- un·lo·cal·iz·a·ble, adjective
- un·lo·cal·ize, verb (used with object), un·lo·cal·ized, un·lo·cal·iz·ing.
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British Dictionary definitions for localize
localize
localise
/ (ˈləʊkəˌlaɪz) /
verb
to make or become local in attitude, behaviour, etc
(tr) to restrict or confine (something) to a particular area or part
(tr) to assign or ascribe to a particular region
Derived forms of localize
- localizable or localisable, adjective
- localization or localisation, noun
- localizer or localiser, noun
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