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Localize

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intransitive verb. To make local.

intransitive verb. To confine or restrict to a particular locality.

intransitive verb. To attribute to a particular locality.

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

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To make local; fix in, or assign to or restrict to, a particular place; determine the locality or limit the extent of.

Specifically To refer (a sensation) in perception to some point of the body or to some point in space outside of the body. See localization, 2.

Also spelled localise.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

transitive verb. To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

verb. To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.

verb. To adapt a product for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country or region and, if necessary, ensuring support of different character sets.

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verb. locate

verb. concentrate on a particular place or spot

verb. restrict something to a particular area

verb. identify the location or place of

Word Usage

"We hear a lot about how Democrats have to "localize" the elections to have a chance of victory in November."

cross-reference

localized capacity localized inductance

Form

localized localizing

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

lie locate present represent situate

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

abdominal abnormal analogous cerebral circumscribe

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

allocate assign box box in box up

verb-form

localized localizes localizing