localize
playSimple Definition of localize
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: to keep (something) within a limited area : to prevent the spread of (something)
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: to find or identify the location of (something)
Full Definition of localize
localized
localizing
Examples of localize in a sentence
Doctors are trying to localize the infection by using antibiotics.
The computer technician was able to localize the fault quickly.
1792
First Known Use of localize
1792
LOCALIZE Defined for Kids
localize
playDefinition of localize for Students
localized
localizing
: to keep or be kept in a certain area <Firefighters localized the fire.>
Medical Dictionary
localize
Medical Definition of localize
localized
also Britishlocalised
;localizing
also Britishlocalising
transitive verb
: to make local; especially : to fix in or confine to a definite place or part <hot applications helped to localize the infection>intransitive verb
: to accumulate in or be restricted to a specific or limited area <this parasite localizes and grows in the muscle—Morris Fishbein>
Variants of localize
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