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adjective
- 1. restricted to a particular place or part of the body: "symptoms include localized pain and numbness"
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used to describe a business or industry that has organized itself so that its main activities happen in local areas rather than nationally or globally: HSBC moved from being a localized Asian Bank to a major force in global banking. Real estate has always been a localized business.
LOCALIZE definition: 1. to limit something to a particular area: 2. to find the position of something: 3. to make a…. Learn more.
1. : to make local : orient locally. 2. : to assign to or keep within a definite locality. intransitive verb. : to accumulate in or be restricted to a specific or limited area. an infection that localizes in the ear. localizability. ˌlō-kə-ˌlī-zə-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun. localizable. ˈlō-kə-ˌlī-zə-bəl. adjective. localization. ˌlō-kə-lə-ˈzā-shən. noun.
localize. verb [ T ] (UK usually localise) us / ˈloʊ.k ə l.aɪz / uk / ˈləʊ.k ə l.aɪz / Add to word list. to limit something to a particular area: Gravity has localized the swelling to the foot and ankle. formal. to find the position of something: Electricians worked through the night to localize the faulty switches. business specialized.
Localize definition: to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.. See examples of LOCALIZE used in a sentence.
To localize is to focus on a small, specific area. The newspaper in your city might localize half of their news coverage, concentrating on just your state. A doctor or dentist will localize pain treatment in certain cases, like when you get a novocaine shot in your gums before getting a cavity filled.
If you localize something, you identify precisely where it is. Examine the painful area carefully in an effort to localize the most tender point. [VERB noun] If you localize something, you limit the size of the area that it affects and prevent it from spreading. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
adjective. Something that is localized remains within a small area and does not spread. She had localized breast cancer and both of her doctors had advised surgery. Community radio is a concept which is much more localised. Synonyms: contained, limited, restricted, confined More Synonyms of localized. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Definition of localize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
localized meaning, definition, what is localized: happening within a small area: Learn more.
