localize

动词 localize:

1. identify the location or place of
   同义词：place, localise
2. concentrate on a particular place or spot
   同义词：localise, focalize, focalise
3. restrict something to a particular area
   同义词：localise
4. locate
   同义词：set, localise, place

lo.cal.ize

v.（动词）
lo.cal.ized,lo.cal.iz.ing,lo.cal.iz.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make local:
使具有地方性：
例句：
decentralize and localize political authority.
分散政治权力并实施地方分权

To confine or restrict to a particular locality:
使局限于某一地区内：
例句：
localized the infection.
使感染限于局部

To attribute to a particular locality:
把……归于某地：
例句：
sought to localize the origin of the rumor.
试图找到谣言开始的地方

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become local, especially to become fixed in one area or part.
地方化：成为地方性的，尤指固定于某一区域或部分

【引伸】
lo.caliza.tion