delocalize

[ dee-loh-kuh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·lo·cal·ized, de·lo·cal·iz·ing.

1. to remove from the proper or usual locality.
2. to free or remove from the restrictions of locality; free of localism, provincialism, or the like:

   to delocalize a person's accent.

delocalize

/ diːˈləʊkəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to remove from the usual locality
2. to free from local influences

Derived Forms

• deˌlocaliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• de·local·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of delocalize¹

First recorded in 1850–55; de- + localize