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localize Definition

lo·cal·ize (kəl īz′)

transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

  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

localize Related Forms
lo·cal·iz′·able adjective lo′·cali·za·tion noun
localize Synonyms

localize

v.

localize Usage Examples

Object

  • problem: The error number will help you localize the problem and define its reasons.
  • tumor: Nevertheless, a well structured surgical approach incorporating specific intra-operative methods can localize those tumors that cannot be readily detected by this imaging technique.
  • gene: We will then focus on one of the central issues, namely, how to localize the susceptibility genes of diseases.
  • application: This section explains some methods for localizing an application.
  • string: Note one exception: it is not practical to use resource files to localize compound strings without using locales.
  • variable: If you want to localize a package variable of the same name, qualify it with the package name.

Preposition: for

  • locale: If possible, the name will be localized for the default locale.

Present participle complement

  • accord: If the name returned cannot be localized according to inLocale.

Modifying Another Word

  • predominantly: These viral proteins are localized predominantly to the ER.
  • very: Sometimes they are very localized, covering only a small portion of a state for a period of a few weeks.
  • not: Thus one can not localize the entropy on the horizon, which is just like the axis in ordinary three dimensional space.
  • also: The cells also localize proteins at the cellular interface.
  • well: The small value of the Planck constant allows macroscopic objects to be well localized for a considerable period of time.
  • extremely: It half melts, half cuts as its going along, but the melting is extremely localized.

Preposition: in

  • region: Some results indicate that particle states cannot be localized in any finite region of space-time no matter how large it is.
  • time: But that which we conceive as existing ( ' actual ' ) should somehow be localized in time and space.
  • cytoplasm: Sendai viral gene expression and replication are localized in the cytoplasm in contrast to most viruses that need to enter the nucleus.
  • nucleus: Because p53 functions as a transcription factor, cellular responses depend upon activity of p53 localized in the nucleus.
  • language: All this can be localized in the language of your choice, of course.
  • skin: In resistant animals the parasites remain localized in the skin.