Adjective localized has 2 senses
  1. localized, localised - confined or restricted to a particular location; "the localized infection formed a definite abscess"
    Antonym: general (indirect, via local)
  2. localized, localised - made local or oriented locally; "a decentralized and localized political authority"
    Antonyms: centralized, centralised (indirect, via decentralized)
,Verb localize has 4 senses
  1. place, localize, localise - identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection"
    --1 is one way to situate, locate
    Derived forms: noun localization1, noun locale1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. localize, localise, focalize, focalise - concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye"
    --2 is one way to lie
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  3. localize, localise - restrict something to a particular area
    --3 is one way to restrict
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. set, localize, localise, place - locate; "The film is set in Africa"
    --4 is one way to stage, present, represent
    Derived forms: noun localization1, noun locale1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something PP
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