localize

Meaning

1. (transitive) To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.
2. (transitive) To adapt (a product or service) for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.
3. To adapt translated text to fit a local culture; to domesticate.
4. (intransitive, often) To be located in or confined to; to fix upon or sequester in a locality.
5. (proscribed, sometimes, transitive) To determine where something takes place or is to be found.
6. (transitive) To produce (from a ring and an ideal in that ring) the ring of fractions, where the set of allowed denominators is the compliment of the given ideal.

Synonyms

localise

place

limit

contain

focalize

restrict

confine

localise

locate

set

border

delimit

circumscribe

focalise

encumber

hamstring

inhibit

march

minimize

neighbour

number

🔢

pinpoint

quarantine

reduce

scant

situate

stint

straiten

tie

scotch

lokalise

narrow down

abridge

abut

acquire

cap

clamp down

concentrate

constrict

cramp

crib

cut down

delimitate

demarcate

determine

Translations

localiser

localizzare

localizar

🔍

εντοπίζω

lokalisieren

περιορίζω

localizar

circoscrivere

placer

mettre

poser

εξακριβώνω

faire

lokaliseren

fixer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈləʊkəlaɪz/

Etymology

Cognate with French: localiser

In summary

From local + -ize. Compare French localiser.