localize C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈloʊkəˌlaɪz/ UK /ˈləʊkəlaɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to confine to or adapt for a particular place Surgeons worked to localize the infection before operating. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to confine to or adapt for... confinerestrictcontainconcentratesituateadaptregionalize ↔ Opposites generalizeglobalizespreaddisperse Word family Derived forms localizationlocalizerlocalized Related forms locallocalelocationlocus Etymology AI details From local (from Late Latin locālis 'pertaining to a place', from Latin locus 'place') + the verb-forming suffix -ize, from Greek -izein. locālis la-lat locus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # localize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈloʊkəˌlaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈləʊkəlaɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to confine to or adapt for a particular place ## Examples - Surgeons worked to localize the infection before operating. ## Synonyms - confine - restrict - contain - concentrate - situate - adapt - regionalize ## Antonyms - generalize - globalize - spread - disperse ## Derived Forms - localization - localizer - localized ## Related Forms - local - locale - location - locus ## Roots and Affixes - Root: locālis - Root: locus ## Etymology From local (from Late Latin locālis 'pertaining to a place', from Latin locus 'place') + the verb-forming suffix -ize, from Greek -izein. ## AI Etymology Localize comes from local (from Late Latin locālis 'pertaining to a place', from Latin locus 'place') + the verb-forming suffix -ize, from Greek -izein. The etymological trail includes Latin locālis, Latin locus. The same word family includes localization, localizer, localized, local, locale, location, and others. Its current verb use means "to confine to or adapt for a particular place". ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown