delocalize

[dee-loh-kuh-lahyz]

verb (used with object), de·lo·cal·ized, de·lo·cal·iz·ing.

to remove from the proper or usual locality.

to free or remove from the restrictions of locality; free of localism, provincialism, or the like: to delocalize a person's accent.

Also especially British, de·lo·cal·ise.

Origin of delocalize

First recorded in 1850–55; de- + localize

Related formsde·lo·cal·i·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for delocalize

delocalize

delocalise

verb (tr)

to remove from the usual locality

to free from local influences

Derived Formsdelocalization or delocalisation, noun

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