FOCALIZE

focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen

(verb) put (an image) into focus; “Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie”

focus, focalize, focalise

(verb) become focussed or come into focus; “The light focused”

concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus

(verb) bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

localize, localise, focalize, focalise

(verb) concentrate on a particular place or spot; “The infection has localized in the left eye”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

focalize (third-person singular simple present focalizes, present participle focalizing, simple past and past participle focalized)

To focus, or to adjust a focus

To sharpen an image by focusing

To concentrate on a particular location; to localize

Source: Wiktionary


Fo"cal*ize, v. t. [imp.& p. p. Focalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Focalizing.]

Definition: To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate. Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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