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Definition of Localize

1. Verb. Identify the location or place of. "We localized the source of the infection"

2. Verb. Concentrate on a particular place or spot. "The infection has localized in the left eye"

3. Verb. Restrict something to a particular area.

4. Verb. Locate. "The film is set in Africa"

Definition of Localize

1. v. t. To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.

Definition of Localize

1. Verb. (transitive) To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place. ¹

2. Verb. (context: software engineering) 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Localize

1. to confine to a particular area [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Localize

localisms localist localists localite localites localities locality localizability localizable localization

localization agnosia localization of function localization principle localization related epilepsy localizations localize (current term) localized localizer localizers localizes

localizing localizing electrode localizing symptom localizor locally locally compact locally indicable localness localnesses locals

Literary usage of Localize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Physical Expression, Its Modes and Principles by Francis Warner (1886)
"Analysts of the expression of fatigue—localize the expression— Observe ... We may commence by trying to localize the signs of fatigue in certain parts; ..."

2. Physical Expression: Its Modes and Principles by Francis Warner (1885)
"Analysis of the expression of fatigue—localize the expression— Observe ... We may commence by trying to localize the signs of fatigue in certain parts; ..."

3. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1851)
"And experience proves so strongly the tendency of the human mind to localize its feelings of devotion, that we cannot but see strong reason for our own ..."

4. The Psychology of the Great War by Gustave Le Bon (1916)
"Germany's Desire to localize the Conflict. Until the Last Moment she Hesitates to Provoke a General War. It is sometimes a very difficult matter to diagnose ..."

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