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delocalize

[ dee-loh-kuh-lahyz ]
/ diˈloʊ kəˌlaɪz /

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.

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

Origin of delocalize

First recorded in 1850–55; de- + localize

OTHER WORDS FROM delocalize

de·lo·cal·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby delocalize

dells, Del Mar, Delmarva Peninsula, Delmonico, delo, delocalize, Delores, Deloria, Delorme, Delors, Delos
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British Dictionary definitions for delocalize

delocalize

delocalise

/ (diːˈləʊkəˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to remove from the usual locality
to free from local influences

Derived forms of delocalize

delocalization or delocalisation, noun
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