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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

Words nearby localize

local government, Local Group, localism, localite, locality, localize, local loan, locally, locally compact space, locally Euclidean space, locally finite set
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Words related to localize

center, contain, limit, narrow, pinpoint, restrain, restrict

How to use localize in a sentence

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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