LOCALIZE

set, localize, localise, place

(verb) locate; “The film is set in Africa”

localize, localise

(verb) restrict something to a particular area

localize, localise, focalize, focalise

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

place, localize, localise

(verb) identify the location or place of; “We localized the source of the infection”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

localize (third-person singular simple present localizes, present participle localizing, simple past and past participle localized)

(transitive) To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.

(software engineering) To adapt a product for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.

To determine where something takes place or is to be found.

Source: Wiktionary


Lo"cal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Localized; p. pr. & vb. n. Localizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. localiser. See Local.]

Definition: To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place. H. Spencer. Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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