localize
verb
lo·cal·ize
ˈlō-kə-ˌlīz 
localized; localizing
2
: to assign to or keep within a definite locality
: to accumulate in or be restricted to a specific or limited area
an infection that localizes in the ear
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.
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The person still feels pain, but may not be able to localize it or verbalize it.
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Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
Monika Wieland Shields, co-founder and director of the Orca Behavior Institute, is one of a team of researchers who are using a hydrophone array to localize vocalizations to a specific group of whales or even an individual whale.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
On India’s part, the government has proposed a new policy that could see EV tariffs fall from about 70% to 15% for firms that plan to localize some manufacturing in the country.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Other towns along the route—including Hopkinton, Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, and Boston—will have localized closures primarily along Route 135 and Commonwealth Avenue.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
Monika Wieland Shields, co-founder and director of the Orca Behavior Institute, is one of a team of researchers who are using a hydrophone array to localize vocalizations to a specific group of whales or even an individual whale.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
On India’s part, the government has proposed a new policy that could see EV tariffs fall from about 70% to 15% for firms that plan to localize some manufacturing in the country.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Other towns along the route—including Hopkinton, Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, and Boston—will have localized closures primarily along Route 135 and Commonwealth Avenue.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for localize
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“Localize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/localize. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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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
Medical Definition
localize
verb
lo·cal·ize
variants
also British localise
localized also British localised; localizing also British localising
: to make local
especially
: to fix in or confine to a definite place or part
hot applications helped to localize the infection
: to accumulate in or be restricted to a specific or limited area
this parasite localizes and grows in the muscle—Morris Fishbein
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