LOCALISE
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)
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
Meaning:
Concentrate on a particular place or spot
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
focalize; focalise; 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
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...):
restrict (place under restrictions; limit access to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "localise"):
draw (cause to localize at one point)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Locate
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
localise; localize; set; place
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
