Localize has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
identify the location or place of
"We localized the source of the infection"
2
concentrate on a particular place or spot
"The infection has localized in the left eye"
3
restrict something to a particular area
4
locate
"The film is set in Africa"
5
To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.
Example Sentences
"We localized the source of the infection"
verb
"The infection has localized in the left eye"
verb
"The film is set in Africa"
verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Origin
Localize comes from combining the word local with the suffix -ize. It is related to the French verb localiser.