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focalize

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

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