"localise" meaning in English

See localise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈləʊkəlaɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-localize.wav [UK] Forms: localise [canonical], localises [third-person, singular], localised [past], localised [past, participle], localising [present, participle]
Etymology: local + -ise Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|local|ise}} local + -ise Head templates: {{verb|localis|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you localise something, you discover where it is.
    Sense id: simple-localise-en-verb-WsgsxvED
  2. If you localise something, you prevent it from moving out of an area.
    Sense id: simple-localise-en-verb-qZiUlnJO
  3. If you localise 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.
    Sense id: simple-localise-en-verb-Cf2Ywb4U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ise
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