focalize

[ foh-kuh-lahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, fo·cal·ized, fo·cal·iz·ing.

1. to bring or come to focus.
2. to localize.

focalize

/ ˈfəʊkəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. See focus
   a less common word for focus

Derived Forms

• ˌfocaliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• focal·i·zation noun
• de·focal·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of focalize¹

First recorded in 1835–45; focal + -ize

Example Sentences

The shaded lines jut against one another and the clock in the foreground creates a focalized depth.

From Washington Post

They lack the burning glass of a purpose, to focalize upon one  spot the separate rays of their ability.

From Project Gutenberg

In some neighborhoods it might focalize in the church parlor.

From Project Gutenberg

Those to whom the development of character is a reality will watch tendencies and train them before they focalize in crises.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• accumulate
• cluster
• combine
• consolidate
• eliminate
• focus
• integrate
• intensify
• reduce
• strengthen