lo‧cal‧ize (also localise British English) /ˈləʊkəlaɪz $ ˈloʊ-/ verb [transitive] formal
[Word Family: noun: local, location, relocation, locale, locality, localization, dislocation, relocation; verb: locate, dislocate, relocate, localize; adjective: local, localized, dislocated; adverb: locally]

1. to find out exactly where something is:
A mechanic is trying to localize the fault.

2. to limit the effect that something has, or the size of area it covers:
They hoped to localize the fighting.
—localization /ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌloʊkələ-/ noun [uncountable]

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