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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Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
In a globalized world of porous borders and transnational connectivity, a metastasizing threat only remains localized for so long.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
The researchers trained the model on nearly 5,000 human proteins known to localize to one of 12 different condensate compartments.
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The greatest risk from the thunderstorms, aside from flash flooding, will be localized strong wind gusts ranging from 50-60 mph.
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Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
In a globalized world of porous borders and transnational connectivity, a metastasizing threat only remains localized for so long.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
The researchers trained the model on nearly 5,000 human proteins known to localize to one of 12 different condensate compartments.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2025
The greatest risk from the thunderstorms, aside from flash flooding, will be localized strong wind gusts ranging from 50-60 mph.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for localize
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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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