localize

especially British, lo·cal·ise

[loh-kuh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

localized, localizing 

1. to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.

verb (used without object)

localized, localizing 

1. to gather, collect, or concentrate in one locality.

localize

/ 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

3. (tr) to assign or ascribe to a particular region

Other Word Forms

• localizable adjective
• localization noun
• localizer noun
• nonlocalizable adjective
• nonlocalized adjective
• unlocalizable adjective
• unlocalize verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of localize¹

First recorded in 1785–95; local + -ize

Example Sentences

The leaders of California’s 58 counties have vastly different staff and budgets, state officials note, and should have leeway to develop localized plans.

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The chance for localized flooding and debris flows are most likely Thursday and Friday, and those storms could also bring some strong, isolated winds.

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Meanwhile, two localized cases are playing out in Illinois and Arizona.

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Forecasters say the storms could bring localized winds, flooding, debris flows and the chance for dry lightning, which could spark fires.

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“Elimination means the infection is gone in a geographic area and there’s no localized transmission,” Swartzberg added, “so we’ve pretty much eliminated the plague as a serious problem.”

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