Difference between Place and Localize

What is the difference between Place and Localize?

Place as a verb is to put (an object or person) in a specific location. while Localize as a verb is to make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place - h. spencer, william wordsworth

Place

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A location or position. An open space, courtyard, market square. A group of houses. A region of a land. Somewhere for a person to sit. A frame of mind. A house or home. A role or purpose; a station. Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity. The position of a contestant in a competition. The position as a member of a sports team.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To put (an object or person) in a specific location. To earn a given spot in a competition. To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered. To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race. To sing (a note) with the correct pitch. To arrange for or to make (a bet). To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.

Example sentence: The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

Localize

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place - H. Spencer, William Wordsworth(software engineering) To adapt a product for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country or region and, if necessary, ensuring support of different character sets.

We hope you now know whether to use Place or Localize in your sentence.

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