localize

[ loh-kuh-lahyz ]
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verb (used with object),lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing.
  1. to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.

verb (used without object),lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing.
  1. to gather, collect, or concentrate in one locality.

Origin of localize

1
First recorded in 1785–95; local + -ize
  • 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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How to use localize in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for localize

localize

localise

/ (ˈləʊkəˌlaɪz) /


verb
  1. to make or become local in attitude, behaviour, etc

  2. (tr) to restrict or confine (something) to a particular area or part

  1. (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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