localize as a verb: - 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
localize
verb
1 localize
Identify the location or place of:
— We localized the source of the infection.
synonyms: localise, place.
Dutch: lokaliseren
2 localize
Concentrate on a particular place or spot:
— The infection has localized in the left eye.
synonyms: focalise, focalize, localise.
3 localize
Restrict something to a particular area.
synonym: localise.
4 localize
Locate.
synonyms: localise, place, set.
Roget 184:
place,
situate,
locate,
localize,
make a place for,
put,
lay,
set,
seat,
station,
lodge,
quarter,
post,
install;
house,
stow;
establish,
fix,
pin,
root;
graft;
plant
etc.
(insert)
300;
shelve,
pitch,
camp,
lay down,
deposit,
reposit†;
cradle;
moor,
tether,
picket;
pack,
tuck in;
embed,
imbed;
vest,
invest in.
billet on,
quarter upon,
saddle with;
load,
lade,
freight;
pocket,
put up,
bag.
inhabit
etc.
(be present)
186;
domesticate,
colonize;
take root,
strike root;
anchor;
cast anchor,
come to an anchor;
sit down,
settle down;
settle;
take up one's abode,
take up one's quarters;
plant oneself,
establish oneself,
locate oneself;
squat,
perch,
hive,
se nicher [Fr.],
bivouac,
burrow,
get a footing;
encamp,
pitch one's tent;
put up at,
put up one's horses at;
keep house.
endenizen†,
naturalize,
adopt.
put back,
replace
etc.
(restore)
660.
... show more
Moby thesaurus: allocate, assign, box, box in, box up, circumscribe, collocate, confine, cramp, deploy, dispose, emplace, fix, get a fix, hem, hem in, home in on, install, keep from spreading, keep within bounds, limit, locate, narrow, navigate, pin down, pinpoint, place, position, put in place, qualify, restrict, situate, spot, stint, tighten, triangulate, zero in on ... show more.
debug info: 0.0197