- focalize
- verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1845 transitive verb 1. to bring to a focus 2. localize intransitive verb 1. to come to a focus ; concentrate 2. localize • focalization noun
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Focalize — Fo cal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Focalizing}.] To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate. [1913 Webster] Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
focalize — index concentrate (consolidate), converge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
focalize — (Amer.) fo·cal·ize || fəʊkÉ™laɪz v. bring to a focus; come to focus; focus; cause to be focused; concentrate, collect in one place; confine to a particular place (also focalise) … English contemporary dictionary
focalize — [fō′kəl īz΄] vt., vi. focalized, focalizing 1. to adjust or become adjusted to a focus 2. Med. to limit or be limited to a small area; localize: said of an infection focalization n … English World dictionary
focalize — fo·cal·ize or Brit fo·cal·ise fō kə .līz vb, ized or Brit ised; iz·ing or Brit is·ing vt to confine to a limited area <the ability to focalize a coccidioidal infection (Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.)> vi to become confined to a limited area… … Medical dictionary
focalize — focalization, n. /foh keuh luyz /, v.t., v.i., focalized, focalizing. 1. to bring or come to a focus. 2. to localize. Also, esp. Brit., focalise. [1835 45; FOCAL + IZE] * * * … Universalium
focalize — verb a) To focus, or to adjust a focus b) To sharpen an image by focusing … Wiktionary
Focalize — Фокусировать, наводить на резкость, помещать в фокусе … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
focalize — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To direct toward a common center: center, channel, concentrate, converge, focus. See EDGE … English dictionary for students
focalize — fo·cal·ize … English syllables
