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delocalize

[ dee-loh-kuh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·lo·cal·ized, de·lo·cal·iz·ing.
  1. to remove from the proper or usual locality.
  2. to free or remove from the restrictions of locality; free of localism, provincialism, or the like:

    to delocalize a person's accent.



delocalize

/ diːˈləʊkəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to remove from the usual locality
  2. to free from local influences
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • deˌlocaliˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • de·local·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of delocalize1

First recorded in 1850–55; de- + localize

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