focalize
[ foh-kuh-lahyz ]
/ ˈfoʊ kəˌlaɪz /
verb (used with or without object), fo·cal·ized, fo·cal·iz·ing.
to bring or come to focus.
to localize.
RELATED WORDS
meet, attract, gather, intensify, focus, consolidate, accumulate, strengthen, reduce, cluster, combine, eliminate, integrate, assemble, concentrate, mingle, centralize, unify, collect, join
Nearby words
Also especially British, fo·cal·ise.
Related formsfo·cal·i·za·tion, nounde·fo·cal·i·za·tion, noun
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Examples from the Web for focalize
Those to whom the development of character is a reality will watch tendencies and train them before they focalize in crises.
Religious Education in the Family|Henry F. CopeIn some neighborhoods it might focalize in the church parlor.
The Country-Life Movement in the United States|L.H. BaileyThey lack the burning glass of a purpose, to focalize upon one spot the separate rays of their ability.
How to Succeed|Orison Swett Marden
British Dictionary definitions for focalize
Derived Formsfocalization or focalisation, noun
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