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delocalize

American  
[dee-loh-kuh-lahyz] / diˈloʊ kəˌlaɪz /
especially British, delocalise

verb (used with object)

delocalized, delocalizing

  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 British  
/ diːˈləʊkəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to remove from the usual locality

  2. to free from local influences

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Other Word Forms

  • delocalization noun

Etymology

Origin of delocalize

First recorded in 1850–55; de- + localize

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