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focalize
[ foh-kuh-lahyz ]
/ ˈfoʊ kəˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with or without object), fo·cal·ized, fo·cal·iz·ing.
to bring or come to focus.
to localize.
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Also especially British, fo·cal·ise .
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fo·cal·i·za·tion, nounde·fo·cal·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby focalize
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How to use focalize in a sentence
The shaded lines jut against one another and the clock in the foreground creates a focalized depth.
They lack the burning glass of a purpose, to focalize upon one spot the separate rays of their ability.
How to Succeed|Orison Swett MardenIn some neighborhoods it might focalize in the church parlor.
The Country-Life Movement in the United States|L.H. BaileyThose 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. Cope
British Dictionary definitions for focalize
Derived forms of focalize
focalization or focalisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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