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localize — lo‧cal‧ize [ˈləʊkəlaɪz ǁ ˈloʊ ] also localise verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE to organize a business or industry so that things happen at a local level rather than a national one: • The company is continuing with its efforts to localize production … Financial and business terms
Localize — Lo cal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Localized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Localizing}.] [Cf. F. localiser. See {Local}.] To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place. H. Spencer. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
localize — index restrict, site Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
localize — 1792, from LOCAL (Cf. local) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Localized; localizing … Etymology dictionary
localize — (Amer.) lo·cal·ize || ləʊkÉ™laɪz v. confine to a particular place; collect in particular place; (Genetics) identify the location of; determine the specific location of a gene within a DNA strand (also localise) … English contemporary dictionary
localize — [v] confine center, contain, limit, narrow, pinpoint, restrain, restrict, stop from spreading; concepts 121,130 … New thesaurus
localize — (also localise) ► VERB 1) (often as adj. localized) restrict or assign to a particular place. 2) make local in character. DERIVATIVES localizable adjective localization noun … English terms dictionary
localize — [lō′kəl īz΄] vt. localized, localizing 1. to make local; limit or confine to a particular place, area, or locality 2. to determine the specific local origin of, as a tradition 3. to concentrate in one area, esp. of the body localizable adj.… … English World dictionary
localize — [[t]lo͟ʊkəlaɪz[/t]] localizes, localizing, localized (in BRIT, also use localise) 1) VERB If you localize something, you identify precisely where it is. [V n] Examine the painful area carefully in an effort to localize the most tender point. Syn … English dictionary
localize — lo|cal|ize also localise BrE [ˈləukəlaız US ˈlou ] v [T] formal 1.) to find out exactly where something is ▪ A mechanic is trying to localize the fault. 2.) to limit the effect that something has, or the size of area it covers ▪ They hoped to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
localize — UK [ˈləʊkəlaɪz] / US [ˈloʊk(ə)lˌaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms localize : present tense I/you/we/they localize he/she/it localizes present participle localizing past tense localized past participle localized formal 1) to limit the size of an… … English dictionary
