Verb: localize 'low-ku,lIz
- Locate or establish in a particular place
"They localized the source of the radio signal";
- set, localise [Brit], place
- Identify the location or place of
"We localized the source of the infection";
- place, localise [Brit]
- Concentrate on a particular place or spot
"The infection has localized in the left eye";
- localise [Brit], focalize, focalise [Brit]
- Restrict something to a particular area
"The firefighters managed to localize the blaze to one building";
- localise [Brit]
Derived forms: localizing, localizes, localized
Type of: control, lie, locate, present, represent, restrict, situate, stage
Encyclopedia: Localize