localize

(kəl īz′)

transitive verb 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

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See localize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing, lo·cal·iz·es
verb, transitive
  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.
verb, intransitive
To become local, especially to become fixed in one area or part.

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  • loˌcal·i·zaˈtion (-kə-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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