Localize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

identify the location or place of

concentrate on a particular place or spot

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈoʊkəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈəʊkəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈəʊkəlˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈoʊkəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

We localized the source of the infection
The infection has localized in the left eye
The film is set in Africa

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

focalise focalize set place localise

Parts of Speech

verb	identify the location or place of “We localized the source of the infection”
verb	concentrate on a particular place or spot “The infection has localized in the left eye”
verb	restrict something to a particular area
verb	locate “The film is set in Africa”

Word Forms

placement	noun	the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
localization	noun	a determination of the place where something is
locale	noun	the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
localisation	noun	a determination of the place where something is
focalization	noun	the confinement of an infection to a limited area
focalisation	noun	the confinement of an infection to a limited area
set	noun	the act of putting something in position
place	noun	a point located with respect to surface features of some region

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lokalisieren

Identifizieren Sie den Ort oder Ort von

🇫🇷French

localiser

identifier l'emplacement ou le lieu de

🇪🇸Spanish

localizar

identificar la ubicación o lugar de

🇮🇹Italian

localizzare

identificare la posizione o il luogo di

🇳🇱Dutch

lokaliseren

identificeer de locatie of plaats van

🇵🇹Portuguese

localizar

identificar o local ou local de

🇷🇺Russian

локализовать

определить местоположение или место

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थानीय बनाना

के स्थान या स्थान की पहचान करें

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থানীয়করণ

এর অবস্থান বা স্থান সনাক্ত করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்ளூர்மயமாக்கு

இடம் அல்லது இடத்தை அடையாளம் காணவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థానికీకరించండి

స్థానం లేదా స్థలాన్ని గుర్తించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थानिकीकरण

चे स्थान किंवा ठिकाण ओळखा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થાનિકીકરણ

નું સ્થાન અથવા સ્થળ ઓળખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಳೀಕರಿಸು

ಸ್ಥಳ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಳವನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാദേശികവൽക്കരിക്കുക

സ്ഥലം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ഥലം തിരിച്ചറിയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਥਾਨੀਕਰਨ

ਦੇ ਸਥਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਾਨ ਦੀ ਪਛਾਣ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقامی بنانا

کے مقام یا جگہ کی شناخت کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

本地化

确定地点或地点

🇯🇵Japanese

ローカライズする

～の場所または場所を特定する

🇰🇷Korean

현지화하다

위치나 장소를 식별하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bản địa hóa

xác định vị trí hoặc địa điểm của

🇹🇭Thai

แปลเป็นภาษาท้องถิ่น

ระบุสถานที่หรือสถานที่ของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

melokalisir

mengidentifikasi lokasi atau tempat

🇵🇭Filipino

i-localize

tukuyin ang lokasyon o lugar ng

🇲🇾Malay

menyetempatkan

mengenal pasti lokasi atau tempat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توطين

تحديد الموقع أو المكان

🇮🇷Persian

بومی سازی

مکان یا مکان را شناسایی کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

yerelleştirmek

yerini veya yerini belirtin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְמַקֵם

לזהות את המיקום או המקום של

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The primary meaning of 'localize' is 'identify the location or place of'.

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