relocalize

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verb

To localize (in any sense) again, especially after delocalization has occurred

“We must relocalize the food supply.”

OriginEnglish localize ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbrelocalize (third-person singular simple present relocalizes, present participle relocalizing, simple past and past participle relocalized)

present singular third person relocalizes · participle present relocalizing · participle past relocalized · past relocalized · alternative relocalise

  1. To localize (in any sense) again, especially after delocalization has occurred

    We must relocalize the food supply.

    1 more example

    The protein was relocalized to the membrane.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishlocalize
  7. Englishrelocalize

From re- + localize.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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