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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. concentrate on a particular place or spot;
- Example: "The infection has localized in the left eye"
[syn: localize, localise, focalize, focalise]

2. bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions;
[syn: concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus]

3. become focussed or come into focus;
- Example: "The light focused"
[syn: focus, focalize, focalise]

4. put (an image) into focus;
- Example: "Please focus the image we cannot enjoy the movie";
[syn: focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

focalize v 1: concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" [syn: localize, localise, focalize, focalise] 2: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions [syn: concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus] 3: become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" [syn: focus, focalize, focalise] [ant: blur, dim, slur] 4: put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" [syn: focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen] [ant: blear, blur]