LOCALISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does localise mean? 

• LOCALISE (verb)
  The verb LOCALISE has 4 senses:

1. identify the location or place of

2. concentrate on a particular place or spot

3. restrict something to a particular area

4. locate

  Familiarity information: LOCALISE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOCALISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they localise    ... he / she / it localises   
Past simple: localised   
Past participle: localised   
-ing form: localising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Identify the location or place of

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

localise; localize; place

Context example:

We localized the source of the infection

Hypernyms (to "localise" is one way to...):

locate; situate (determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

localisation (a determination of the place where something is)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Concentrate on a particular place or spot

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

focalise; focalize; localise; localize

Context example:

The infection has localized in the left eye

Hypernyms (to "localise" is one way to...):

lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

Sense 3

Meaning:

Restrict something to a particular area

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

localise; localize

Hypernyms (to "localise" is one way to...):

control; restrict (place under restrictions; limit access to by law)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "localise"):

draw (cause to localize at one point)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

localisation (a determination of the place where something is)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Locate

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

localise; localize; place; set

Context example:

The film is set in Africa

Hypernyms (to "localise" is one way to...):

present; represent; stage (perform (a play), especially on a stage)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP