localize

[ loh-kuh-lahyz ]

/ ˈloʊ kəˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing.

to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.

verb (used without object), lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing.

to gather, collect, or concentrate in one locality.

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Also especially British, lo·cal·ise .

Origin of localize

First recorded in 1785–95; local + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM localize

lo·cal·iz·a·ble, adjectivelo·cal·i·za·tion, nounlo·cal·iz·er, nounnon·lo·cal·iz·a·ble, adjective

non·lo·cal·ized, adjectiveun·lo·cal·iz·a·ble, adjectiveun·lo·cal·ize, verb (used with object), un·lo·cal·ized, un·lo·cal·iz·ing.

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How to use localize in a sentence

Specific forms of swearing were in a great measure localised in the ancient world.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
Later on, the enchanted land was localised at Colchis, and Aeëtes and Perses were said to be brothers.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Once more, the high gods of low savages are not localised, not confined to any temple or region.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
The man who possesses a permanent address, and whose name is to be found in the Directory, is necessarily limited and localised.
Reviews|Oscar Wilde

How the story came to be localised is not known, but in its last phase it had reached this form.
The Evolution Of An English Town|Gordon Home

British Dictionary definitions for localize

localize

localise

/ (ˈləʊkəˌlaɪz) /

verb

to make or become local in attitude, behaviour, etc

(tr) to restrict or confine (something) to a particular area or part

(tr) to assign or ascribe to a particular region

Derived forms of localize

localizable or localisable, adjectivelocalization or localisation, nounlocalizer or localiser, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for localize

localise

Derived forms of localize