localize
to gather, collect, or concentrate in one locality.
Origin of localize
1- Also especially British, lo·cal·ise .
Other words from localize
- lo·cal·iz·a·ble, adjective
- lo·cal·i·za·tion, noun
- lo·cal·iz·er, noun
- non·lo·cal·iz·a·ble, adjective
- non·lo·cal·ized, adjective
- un·lo·cal·iz·a·ble, adjective
- un·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 SharmanLater on, the enchanted land was localised at Colchis, and Aeëtes and Perses were said to be brothers.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythOnce more, the high gods of low savages are not localised, not confined to any temple or region.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangThe man who possesses a permanent address, and whose name is to be found in the Directory, is necessarily limited and localised.
Reviews | Oscar WildeHow 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
localise
/ (ˈləʊkəˌlaɪz) /
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, adjective
- localization or localisation, noun
- localizer or localiser, noun
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