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localize

  • /ˈləʊkəlaɪz/ UK
  • /ˈloʊkəlaɪz/ US

Where it comes from

From local + -ize. Compare French localiser.

verb localizes · localizing · localized · localise

  1. transitive To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place. The intent of the aphorism "think globally, act locally" was to spur action by localizing the challenge.
  2. transitive To adapt (a product or service) for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc. We need to localize our software for the Japanese market.
  3. To adapt translated text to fit a local culture; to domesticate. the ethical dilemma faced when to localize is to self-censor
  4. intransitive, often, with to To be located in or confined to; to fix upon or sequester in a locality. After a brief systemic phase defeated by the immune system, the infection localized to certain areas where it went dormant.
  5. proscribed, sometimes, transitive To determine where something takes place or is to be found. After exploratory surgery, the extent of the problem was localized to the left lower quadrant.

    Similar: locate

  6. transitive To produce (from a ring and an ideal in that ring) the ring of fractions, where the set of allowed denominators is the compliment of the given ideal.

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verb make local

Españollocalizar
日本語地域化する chiikika suru, ローカライズする rōkaraizu suru
Portuguêslocalizar
Italianolocalizzare
Русскийлокализова́ть lokalizovátʹ

verb to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region

Españoltropicalizar, localizar, adaptar, lugarizar, lugareñizar
中文本土化 běntǔhuà
Portuguêslocalizar
Deutschlokalisieren
Русскийлокализова́ть lokalizovátʹ
עבריתהמקים himkim

verb to determine where something takes place or is to be found

Españollocalizar
Русскийлокализова́ть lokalizovátʹ

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@misc{localize_2026,
  title = {localize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/localize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}