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to localize

to localize

13 5.7
To find the exact place of something
  • verb
  • /ˈloʊkəˌlaɪz/
  • US
translation icon : localizar
  • Researchers can localize the source of an earthquake using advanced monitoring equipment.
  • localize the source
  • localized in the brain
  • localized lesions

The three spatial dimensions, you know, height, width, and depth need a fourth dimension to localize it in any spatial system you're talking about.

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Examples

  • When the chosen region becomes sufficiently localized, the "Context Screen" for that region will be displayed.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Body pose estimation is the task of localizing the joints that form the the skeleton of the human body.

  • I can't localize it, but it's definitely in the computer core.

    Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

  • But they could not localize the source with the crude resolution of his telescope.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The use of hearing aids complicates a person's ability to localize the direction and distance of traffic sounds.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Psychoacoustical experiments show that human listeners can localize a 500 Hz sine tone with considerable accuracy.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Chest x-rays do not diagnose bronchiectasis, but can exclude obvious localized lung disease.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The technician was able to localize the issue to a specific circuit within the device.

  • It's essential to localize the virus's origin to control its spread effectively.

Synonyms

to locate
vsto localize
599 3.0

To put something in a particular place, for example an office or factory

means finding the exact spot rather than assigning or establishing position
to pinpoint
vsto localize
123 4.0

To find the exact place or cause of something

is about finding an exact spot without stressing extreme precision
to situate
vsto localize
61 3.9

Put someone or something in a certain place

focuses on identifying the exact spot rather than on placing with context

Antonyms

to obscure
86 7.0

Make something hard to see or understand

How Precise

to pinpoint
123 4.0
to localize
  • US
13 5.7
to locate
533 2.7
estimate
370 2.6
guess
768 1.0

Surface Forms

localize infinitive
localise infinitive
localized past
localised past
localized past participle
localised past participle
localizing present participle
localising present participle
localizes third person singular
localises third person singular

Morphology

localize = local (transparent) = local + ize

The sense 'determine the exact location' follows from 'make/local' in the sense of 'place or position' and is a direct verbal use of the base.

Etymology

Localize comes from local, from the Latin locus 'place', and is the same root as the word locate, which means to find a place. So to localize can mean to find or name the exact 'place' of something, like a leak or a tumour.