localize

American  

[loh-kuh-lahyz] / ˈloʊ kəˌlaɪz /

especially British, localise

verb (used with object)

localized, localizing

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

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verb (used without object)

localized, localizing

1. to gather, collect, or concentrate in one locality.

localize British  

/ ˈləʊkəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become local in attitude, behaviour, etc

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

3. (tr) to assign or ascribe to a particular region

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Other Word Forms

• localizable adjective
• localization noun
• localizer noun
• nonlocalizable adjective
• nonlocalized adjective
• unlocalizable adjective
• unlocalize verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of localize

First recorded in 1785–95; local + -ize

Example Sentences

Fragmentation compels banks and asset managers to localize balance sheets and hold excess capital, constraining cross-border intermediation and dampening growth.

From Barron's

Fragmentation compels banks and asset managers to localize balance sheets and hold excess capital, constraining cross-border intermediation and dampening growth.

From Barron's

Shah said the primary aim of the “Cost of Care” survey was to provide families and professionals in the care industry with localized information so they could make better plans.

From MarketWatch

That has allowed the U.S. to establish “localized air superiority across the southern flank of the Iranian coast and penetrate their defenses with overwhelming precision and firepower,” Caine said.

From Los Angeles Times

This localized solvent atmosphere promotes grain rearrangement and growth, working together with the seeded crystallization process to produce a more uniform and stable film.

From Science Daily