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- [foh-kuh-lahyz]
- /ˈfoʊ kəˌlaɪz/
- /fˈəʊkəlˌaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foh-kuh-lahyz]
- /ˈfoʊ kəˌlaɪz/
Definitions of focalize word
- noun focalize Focus (something), in particular. 1
- verb transitive focalize to adjust or become adjusted to a focus 0
- verb transitive focalize to limit or be limited to a small area; localize 0
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Origin of focalize
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; focal + -ize
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Parts of speech for Focalize
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
focalize popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
focalize usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for focalize
verb focalize
- meet — greatest lower bound
- attract — If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- intensify — to make intense or more intense.
- focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
Antonyms for focalize
verb focalize
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
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