Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

focalize

American  
[foh-kuh-lahyz] / ˈfoʊ kəˌlaɪz /
especially British, focalise

verb (used with or without object)

focalized, focalizing

  1. to bring or come to focus.

  2. to localize.

focalize British  
/ ˈfəʊkəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. a less common word for focus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of focalize

First recorded in 1835–45; focal + -ize

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.