localize
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- (transitive) If you localize something, you discover where it is.
- They tried to localize the source of the smell.
- (transitive) If you localize something, you prevent it from moving out of an area.
- Despite the efforts of fire fighters, they were unable to localize the wildfire.
- (marketing) If you localize a product, you adapt it for use in a foreign region. It usually means translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.
- We need to localize our software for the Japanese market.