"focalize" meaning in English

See focalize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: focalizes [present, singular, third-person], focalizing [participle, present], focalized [participle, past], focalized [past]
Etymology: From focal + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|focal|ize}} focal + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} focalize (third-person singular simple present focalizes, present participle focalizing, simple past and past participle focalized)
  1. To focus, or to adjust a focus. Categories (topical): Narratology Translations (to focus, or to adjust a focus): фокусирам (fokusiram) (Bulgarian), focaliseren (Dutch), фокуси́ровать (fokusírovatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-focalize-en-verb-1CMN8a~j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 14 37 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 24 23 29 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 25 26 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 24 25 24 Disambiguation of 'to focus, or to adjust a focus': 95 3 2 0
  2. To sharpen an image by focusing.
    Sense id: en-focalize-en-verb-LWxSYh9O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 14 37 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 24 23 29 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 25 26 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 24 25 24
  3. To concentrate on a particular location; to localize.
    Sense id: en-focalize-en-verb-fM6gbm0i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 14 37 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 24 23 29 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 25 26 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 24 25 24
  4. (narratology) To switch to a particular perspective (focalization). Categories (topical): Narratology
    Sense id: en-focalize-en-verb-yucKQ0h6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 14 37 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 24 23 29 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 25 26 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 24 25 24 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, narratology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: focalization, focalizer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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