focalize — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To focus, or to adjust a focus.

2. To sharpen an image by focusing.

3. To concentrate on a particular location; to localize.

4. To switch to a particular perspective (focalization).

   Examples

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   The protagonist of The Monkey Wrench foGang, George Washington Hayduke […] is a smelly, "hairy, bawdy, independent loner" (Barber 1996, 133) and disillusioned ex-Green Beret who acts as crass as the third-person narrator who often focalizes through him.

Verb

1. concentrate on a particular place or spot

   Synonyms

   localizelocalisefocalise

   Broader terms

   lie

   Examples

   The infection has localized in the left eye

2. bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

   Synonyms

   concenterconcentrefocalisefocus

   Broader terms

   alignalineline upadjust

3. become focussed or come into focus

   Synonyms

   focusfocalise

   Broader terms

   adjustconformadapt

   Examples

   The light focused

4. put (an image) into focus

   Synonyms

   focusfocalisesharpen

   Broader terms

   adjustsetcorrect

   Examples

   Please focus the image: we cannot enjoy the movie