localize

UK: /ˈləʊkəlaɪz/ US: /ˈloʊkəˌlaɪz/ ,(lō′kə līz′)

Inflections of 'localize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

localizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

localizing

v pres p (US & UK)

localized

v past (US & UK)

localized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

lo•cal•ize /ˈloʊkəˌlaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to make local; keep, confine, or restrict to a particular place:
   The anesthetic will localize the pain.

lo•cal•i•za•tion /ˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃən/  n. [uncountable] See -loc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

lo•cal•ize  (lō′kə līz′), v., -ized, -iz•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to make local;
   fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.

v.i. 

2. to gather, collect, or concentrate in one locality.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] lo′cal•ise′. 

• local + -ize 1785–95

lo′cal•iz′a•ble, adj. 
lo′cal•i•za′tion, n. 
lo′cal•iz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

localize, localise / ˈləʊkəˌlaɪz/ verb

1. to make or become local in attitude, behaviour, etc
2. (transitive) to restrict or confine (something) to a particular area or part
3. (transitive) to assign or ascribe to a particular region

ˈlocalˌizable, ˈlocalˌisable adjective

ˌlocaliˈzation, ˌlocaliˈsation noun

ˈlocalˌizer, ˈlocalˌiser noun