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lo·cal·ize
(lō′kə-līz′)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.
lo′cal·i·za′tion (-kə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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localize
(ˈləʊkəˌlaɪz) orlocalise
vb
1. to make or become local in attitude, behaviour, etc
2. (tr) to restrict or confine (something) to a particular area or part
3. (tr) to assign or ascribe to a particular region
ˈlocalˌizable, ˈlocalˌisable adj
ˌlocaliˈzation, ˌlocaliˈsation n
ˈlocalˌizer, ˈlocalˌiser n
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lo•cal•ize
(ˈloʊ kəˌlaɪz)v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.
1. to confine or restrict to a particular place.
v.i. 2. to gather, collect, or concentrate in one locality.
[1785–95]
lo′cal•iz`a•ble, adj.
lo`cal•i•za′tion, n.
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localize
Past participle: localized
Gerund: localizing
| Imperative |
|---|
| localize |
| localize |
| Present |
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| I localize |
| you localize |
| he/she/it localizes |
| we localize |
| you localize |
| they localize |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I localized |
| you localized |
| he/she/it localized |
| we localized |
| you localized |
| they localized |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am localizing |
| you are localizing |
| he/she/it is localizing |
| we are localizing |
| you are localizing |
| they are localizing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have localized |
| you have localized |
| he/she/it has localized |
| we have localized |
| you have localized |
| they have localized |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was localizing |
| you were localizing |
| he/she/it was localizing |
| we were localizing |
| you were localizing |
| they were localizing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had localized |
| you had localized |
| he/she/it had localized |
| we had localized |
| you had localized |
| they had localized |
| Future |
|---|
| I will localize |
| you will localize |
| he/she/it will localize |
| we will localize |
| you will localize |
| they will localize |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have localized |
| you will have localized |
| he/she/it will have localized |
| we will have localized |
| you will have localized |
| they will have localized |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be localizing |
| you will be localizing |
| he/she/it will be localizing |
| we will be localizing |
| you will be localizing |
| they will be localizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been localizing |
| you have been localizing |
| he/she/it has been localizing |
| we have been localizing |
| you have been localizing |
| they have been localizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been localizing |
| you will have been localizing |
| he/she/it will have been localizing |
| we will have been localizing |
| you will have been localizing |
| they will have been localizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been localizing |
| you had been localizing |
| he/she/it had been localizing |
| we had been localizing |
| you had been localizing |
| they had been localizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would localize |
| you would localize |
| he/she/it would localize |
| we would localize |
| you would localize |
| they would localize |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have localized |
| you would have localized |
| he/she/it would have localized |
| we would have localized |
| you would have localized |
| they would have localized |
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Verb 1. localize - identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection"
2. localize - 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
3. localize - restrict something to a particular area
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"
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localize
verb
1. ascribe, specify, assign, pinpoint, narrow down Examine the area carefully in order to localize the most tender point.
2. restrict, limit, contain, concentrate, confine, restrain, circumscribe, delimit There was an attempt to localize the benefits of the university's output.
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Translations
kotoistaalokalisoidapaikallistaa
ローカライズする地域化する
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localize
vt
(= detect) → lokalisieren
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
localize
, locatev. localizar.
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