localize

v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

v.tr.

1. To make local: decentralize and localize political authority.
2. To confine or restrict to a particular locality: localized the infection.
3. To attribute to a particular locality: sought to localize the origin of the rumor.

v.intr.

To become local, especially to become fixed in one area or part.

localization lo'cal·i·za'tion (-kə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.

1. restriction to a circumscribed or limited area.
2. the determination of a site or place of any process or lesion.

• cerebral l. — determination of areas of the cortex involved in performance of certain functions.
• germinal l. — the location on a blastoderm of prospective organs.

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The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: identify the location or place of
  Synonyms: place, localise

Meaning #2: concentrate on a particular place or spot
  Synonyms: localise, focalize, focalise

Meaning #3: restrict something to a particular area
  Synonym: localise

Meaning #4: locate
  Synonyms: set, localise, place

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lokalisere, stedfæste, holde inden for et bestemt område, give et lokalt præg
v. intr. - lokalisere, stedfæste, holde inden for et bestemt område, give et lokalt præg

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) beperken tot specifieke plaats, plaatselijk maken, plaats toekennen aan

Français (French)
v. tr. - localiser, restreindre, (Admin, Pol) décentraliser
v. intr. - se localiser, être restreint, (Admin, Pol) se décentraliser

Deutsch (German)
v. - eingrenzen, lokalisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εντοπίζω, περιορίζω τοπικά

Italiano (Italian)
localizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - localizar

Русский (Russian)
локализовать, ограничивать распространение, определять местонахождение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - localizar, descentralizar, concentrar
v. intr. - localizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lokalisera, begränsa, inskränka, ge en lokal prägel (karaktär)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使局部化, 使具地方色彩, 局部化, 聚集, 集中

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使局部化, 使具地方色彩
v. intr. - 局部化, 聚集, 集中

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 한 지방에 그치게 하다, 국한하다, 지방화하다, 집중하다
v. intr. - 집중하다, 모으다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 地方的特色を与える, 一地方に制限する, 起源を突きとめる, 配置する, 特定の地域に集まる, 限定する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمركز, يتمركز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הגביל למקום, אפיין בתווי-אופי של מקום מסוים, סיפח למחוזות, ביזר‬
v. intr. - ‮אסף או ריכז למקום אחד‬

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