[lo.cal.ize] vb -ized ; -iz.ing vt (1792) 1: to make local: orient locally
2: to assign to or keep within a definite locality ~ vi: to accumulate in or be restricted to a specific or limited area "an infection that ~s in the ear" -- lo.cal.iz.abil.i.ty n -- lo.cal.iz.able adj -- lo.cal.i.za.tion n