Dictionary

localize en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈləʊkəlaɪz/ (UK)
• /ˈloʊkəlaɪz/ (General-American)

Etymology

From local + -ize. Compare French localiser.

Meanings

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.
   • Out of her early struggles well inspired To localize heroic acts 1837, William Wordsworth, Memorials of a Tour in Italy, Musings near Aquapendente:
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.
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.

Forms

Coordinates

internationalize · regionalize · globalize

Deriveds

localizate · colocalize · localizable · dislocalize · delocalize · nonlocalizing · localizability · unlocalize · immunolocalize · prelocalize · geolocalize · sublocalize · neolocalize · localization · relocalize · translocalize · localizer · glocalize · mislocalize

Relateds

locate · locality · locus · local · location · local color · locator

Synonyms

locate

Translations (41)

fi lokalisoida (make local) · ja 地域化する (make local) · de lokalisieren (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · ia localisar (make local) · es lugareñizar (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · ja ローカライズする (make local) · nrf localiser (make local) · pt localizar (make local) · ru локализова́ть (to determine where something takes place or is to be found) · da lokalisere (make local) · nl lokaliseren (make local) · es tropicalizar (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · es adaptar (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · tr yerlileştirmek (make local) · es localizar (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · hy տեղայնացնել (make local) · fi kotoistaa (make local) · fi paikantaa (to determine where something takes place or is to be found) · tr yerelleştirmek (make local) · hu lokalizál (to determine where something takes place or is to be found) · es localizar (to determine where something takes place or is to be found) · fi paikallistaa (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · es localizar (make local) · fi paikallistaa (make local) · ru локализова́ть (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · fi lokalisoida (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · fi kotoistaa (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · ca localitzar (to determine where something takes place or is to be found) · no lokalisere (make local) · ca localitzar (make local) · hu honosít (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · ru локализова́ть (make local) · tr mahallîleştirmek (make local) · he המקים (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · es lugarizar (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · bg локализирам (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · cmn 本土化 (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · nl lokaliseren (to determine where something takes place or is to be found) · it localizzare (make local) · pt localizar (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) · bg локализирам (make local)