(~s, localizing, ~d)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'localise'
1.
If you ~ something, you identify precisely where it is.
Examine the painful area carefully in an effort to ~ the most tender point.
= identify
VERB: V n
2.
If you ~ something, you limit the size of the area that it affects and prevent it from spreading.
Few officers thought that a German-Czech war could be ~d.
= limit
VERB: V n