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FOCALIZE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put (an image) into focus

Example:

Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie

Synonyms:

focalise; focalize; focus; sharpen

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "focalize" is one way to...):

adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)

Cause:

focalise; focalize; focus (become focussed or come into focus)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "focalize"):

refocus (put again into focus or focus more sharply)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

focalization (the act of bringing into focus)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become focussed or come into focus

Example:

The light focused

Synonyms:

focalise; focalize; focus

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "focalize" is one way to...):

adapt; adjust; conform (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

focalization (the act of bringing into focus)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

Synonyms:

concenter; concentre; focalise; focalize; focus

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "focalize" is one way to...):

adjust; align; aline; line up (place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "focalize"):

refocus (focus anew)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

focalization (the act of bringing into focus)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Concentrate on a particular place or spot

Example:

The infection has localized in the left eye

Synonyms:

focalise; focalize; localise; localize

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "focalize" is one way to...):

lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

focalization (the confinement of an infection to a limited area)

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