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 Sony One portfolio includes genre and single-IP channels, with feeds specifically curated and localized for European markets.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
At the initial stage, ventures have localized solutions for employee communication, projects and client relations management.
—Serge Guzenko, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Overall, treatment costs for someone diagnosed at stage IV — when cancer has spread throughout the body — are an average of $156,000 higher than for those diagnosed at stage I, when the disease is localized.
—Karen Knudsen, American Cancer Society Ceo, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
But its impact was fairly localized until Nobuyuki Matsuhisa began blending Peruvian spices, including chili peppers, to his sashimi at his namesake restaurant in Los Angeles, then, in 1994, with celebrity partners that included Robert DeNiro.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
At the initial stage, ventures have localized solutions for employee communication, projects and client relations management.
—Serge Guzenko, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Overall, treatment costs for someone diagnosed at stage IV — when cancer has spread throughout the body — are an average of $156,000 higher than for those diagnosed at stage I, when the disease is localized.
—Karen Knudsen, American Cancer Society Ceo, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
But its impact was fairly localized until Nobuyuki Matsuhisa began blending Peruvian spices, including chili peppers, to his sashimi at his namesake restaurant in Los Angeles, then, in 1994, with celebrity partners that included Robert DeNiro.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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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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