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

locale, localism, localite, locality, localization, localize, localized, localized nodular tenosynovitis, localized scleroderma, localizing symptom, locally
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Words related to localized

sectarian, limited, district, restricted, bounded, confined, narrow, civic, geographical, insular, neighborhood, parish, parochial, provincial, regional, sectional, small-town, territorial, town, vernacular

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British Dictionary definitions for localized

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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Medical definitions for localized

localized
[ lō′kə-līzd′ ]

adj.

Restricted or limited to a specific part.
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