localized adj 1: confined or restricted to a particular location; "the localized infection formed a definite abscess" [syn: {localized}, {localised}] 2: made local or oriented locally; "a decentralized and localized political authority" [syn: {localized}, {localised}]
Localize \Lo"cal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Localized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Localizing}.] [Cf. F. localiser. See {Local}.] To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place. --H. Spencer. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
localized \localized\ adj. 1. (Medicine) confined or restricted to a particular location; as, the localized infection formed a definite abscess. Contrasted with {disseminated} or {systemic}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. made local or oriented locally; as, a decentralized and localized political authority. [WordNet 1.5]