localize (redirected from localises)

lo·cal·ize  (lk-lz)

v. lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing, lo·cal·iz·es

v.tr.

1. To make local: decentralize and localize political authority.

2. To confine or restrict to a particular locality: localized the infection.

3. To attribute to a particular locality: sought to localize the origin of the rumor.

v.intr.

To become local, especially to become fixed in one area or part.

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local·i·zation (-k-l-zshn) n.

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localize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to restrict (something) to a particular place

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	localize - identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection" localise, place situate, locate - determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"
	2.	localize - concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" focalise, focalize, localise lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	3.	localize - restrict something to a particular area localise draw - cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" restrict - place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"
	4.	localize - locate; "The film is set in Africa" localise, set, place stage, present, represent - perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

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localize

verb restrict, limit, contain, concentrate, confine, restrain, circumscribe, delimit

Translations

localize [ˈləukəlaɪz] vt → localizar

localize [ˈləukəlaɪz] vt → localiser

localize [ˈləukəlaɪz] local vt → lokalisieren

localize [ˈləukəlaɪz] vt → localizzare