focalize

verb

fo·​cal·​ize ˈfō-kə-ˌlīz 

focalized; focalizing

transitive verb

1

: to bring to a focus

2

: localize

intransitive verb

1

: to come to a focus : concentrate

2

: localize

focalization

ˌfō-kə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for focalize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies

Medical Definition

focalize

verb

fo·​cal·​ize

variants or British focalise

ˈfō-kə-ˌlīz 

focalized or British focalised; focalizing or British focalising

transitive verb

: to confine to a limited area

the ability to focalize a coccidioidal infection

—The Journal of the American Medical Association

intransitive verb

: to become confined to a limited area

pullorum disease commonly focalizes in the adult bird's ovary

focalization noun

or British focalisation

ˌfō-kə-lə-ˈzā-shən