localize

present singular third person localizes · participle present localizing · participle past localized · past localized · alternative localise

1. transitiveTo 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.

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   Out of her early struggles well inspired To localize heroic acts

   1837, William Wordsworth, Memorials of a Tour in Italy, Musings near Aquapendente

2. transitivebusinessTo 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. businessTo adapt translated text to fit a local culture; to domesticate.

   the ethical dilemma faced when to localize is to self-censor

4. intransitiveoftenTo 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. proscribedsometimestransitiveTo 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.

   Synonyms: locate

6. transitivealgebraTo 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.