fo·cal·ize (fō′kə-līz′) tr. & intr.v. fo·cal·ized ,
fo·cal·iz·ing ,
fo·cal·iz·es 1. To adjust or come to a focus.
2. To bring or be brought to a focus; sharpen.
3. To concentrate or be concentrated; localize.
fo′cal·i·za′tion (-kə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
focalize (ˈfəʊkəˌlaɪz ) or focalise vb a less common word for
focus ˌfocaliˈzation , ˌfocaliˈsation n
fo•cal•ize (ˈfoʊ kəˌlaɪz) v.t., v.i. -ized, -iz•ing. 1. to bring or come to a focus.
2. to localize.
[1835–45]
fo`cal•i•za′tion, n.
focalize Past participle: focalizedGerund: focalizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative focalize focalize
Present I focalize you focalize he/she/it focalizes we focalize you focalize they focalize
Preterite I focalized you focalized he/she/it focalized we focalized you focalized they focalized
Present Continuous I am focalizing you are focalizing he/she/it is focalizing we are focalizing you are focalizing they are focalizing
Present Perfect I have focalized you have focalized he/she/it has focalized we have focalized you have focalized they have focalized
Past Continuous I was focalizing you were focalizing he/she/it was focalizing we were focalizing you were focalizing they were focalizing
Past Perfect I had focalized you had focalized he/she/it had focalized we had focalized you had focalized they had focalized
Future I will focalize you will focalize he/she/it will focalize we will focalize you will focalize they will focalize
Future Perfect I will have focalized you will have focalized he/she/it will have focalized we will have focalized you will have focalized they will have focalized
Future Continuous I will be focalizing you will be focalizing he/she/it will be focalizing we will be focalizing you will be focalizing they will be focalizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been focalizing you have been focalizing he/she/it has been focalizing we have been focalizing you have been focalizing they have been focalizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been focalizing you will have been focalizing he/she/it will have been focalizing we will have been focalizing you will have been focalizing they will have been focalizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been focalizing you had been focalizing he/she/it had been focalizing we had been focalizing you had been focalizing they had been focalizing
Conditional I would focalize you would focalize he/she/it would focalize we would focalize you would focalize they would focalize
Past Conditional I would have focalized you would have focalized he/she/it would have focalized we would have focalized you would have focalized they would have focalized
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. focalize - concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye"lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
2. focalize - bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotionsalign ,
aline ,
adjust ,
line up - place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
refocus - focus anew; "The group needs to refocus its goals"
3. focalize - become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"adapt ,
conform ,
adjust - adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
4. focalize - put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"adjust ,
correct ,
set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
refocus - put again into focus or focus more sharply; "refocus the image until it is very sharp"
focalize verb To direct toward a common center:
