- 1localize something to limit something or its effects to a particular area synonym confine They hope to localize the war.
- 2localize something (formal) to find out where something is animals' ability to localize sounds
localize
verbNAmE//ˈloʊkəˌlaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they localize he / she / it localizes
past simple localized
-ing form localizing
NAmE//ˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable]See localize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: localize