colocalize

co·lo·cal·ize
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US/koʊˈloʊkəlaɪz/UK/kəʊˈləʊkəlaɪz/

verb

To occur together in the same cell.

OriginEnglish localize ← Latin co- ← Proto-Italic *kom- →
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Meanings

verbcolocalize (third-person singular simple present colocalizes, present participle colocalizing, simple past and past participle colocalized)

present singular third person colocalizes · participle present colocalizing · participle past colocalized · past colocalized · alternative co-localize

  1. biochemistryTo occur together in the same cell.
  2. medicineTo occur together in the same neuron.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Englishlocalize
  9. Englishcolocalize

From co- + localize.

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APA

colocalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colocalize

MLA

“colocalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colocalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colocalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colocalize.

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