# localize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈləʊkəlaɪz/ · frequency rank #51,223

## Definitions
1. To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.
2. To adapt (a product or service) for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.
3. To adapt translated text to fit a local culture; to domesticate.
4. To be located in or confined to; to fix upon or sequester in a locality.
5. To determine where something takes place or is to be found.
6. To produce (from a ring and an ideal in that ring) the ring of fractions, where the set of allowed denominators is the compliment of the given ideal.

## Etymology
From local + -ize. Compare French localiser.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/localize