localize

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verb

lo·​cal·​ize ˈlō-kə-ˌlīz 

localized; localizing

transitive verb

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

localizable

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adjective

lo·​cal·​iz·​able ¦lō-kə-¦lī-zə-bəl 

variants also British localisable

: capable of being localized

localizability

ˌlō-kə-ˌlī-zə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

also British localisability

Examples of localize in a Sentence

Verb

Doctors are trying to localize the infection by using antibiotics.

The computer technician was able to localize the fault quickly.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

With its fresh $20 million, Alta will pay for AI infrastructure, increase its team of 10 people on both the consumer and enterprise side of its business, and localize its product across markets. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Many of the materials and components that go into Ukrainian drones cannot be localized anytime soon. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Yet many of the materials and components that go into Ukrainian drones cannot be localized anytime soon. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Bicentennial aesthetics incited localized, collectivist, and even ideological meaning-making about the American experiment in pluralism. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1792, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for localize

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

Kids Definition

localize

verb

lo·​cal·​ize ˈlō-kə-ˌlīz 

localized; localizing

1

: to assign to or keep in a definite place or locality

2

: to be restricted to or accumulate in a limited area

pain localized in a joint

localization

ˌlō-kə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

Medical Definition

localize

verb

lo·​cal·​ize

variants also British localise

ˈlō-kə-ˌlīz 

localized also British localised; localizing also British localising

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