localize

/ˈləʊkəlaɪz/verb
Middle School
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.

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