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Localize   /lˈoʊkəlˌaɪz/   Listen
Localize

verb
(past & past part. localized; pres. part. localizing)
1.
Identify the location or place of.  Synonyms: localise, place.
2.
Concentrate on a particular place or spot.  Synonyms: focalise, focalize, localise.
3.
Restrict something to a particular area.  Synonym: localise.
4.
Locate.  Synonyms: localise, place, set.






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"Localize" Quotes from Famous Books



... this abominable war was the mobilization of Russia in preparation to maintain the sovereignty of her little sister state Servia if necessary. "Germany," it is said, "earnestly desired, from the purest of motives, to 'localize the conflict'"—which means in plain words to let Austria deal with Servia as she liked, without interference—rather a one-sided proposition, considering the relative size of the two parties in the benevolently urged single combat. "But Russia rashly interfered with this beautiful ...
— Fighting For Peace • Henry Van Dyke

... the history of combating terrorism confirms that the best way to defeat terrorism is to isolate and localize its activities and then destroy it through intensive, sustained action. Political pressures and economic sanctions have moderated some state sponsors, but have had little effect on individual groups that can ...
— National Strategy for Combating Terrorism - February 2003 • United States



Words linked to "Localize" :   lie, stage, locate, localization, represent, present, situate, restrict, locale, draw



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