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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1845 transitive verb 1. to bring to a focus 2. localize intransitive verb 1. to come to a focus ; concentrate 2. localize • focalization noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (also -ise) = FOCUS v. Derivatives: focalization n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Focalize Fo"cal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Focalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Focalizing.] To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate. Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear. --De Quincey.