focalize

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English

Etymology

From focal +‎ -ize.

Verb

focalize (third-person singular simple present focalizes, present participle focalizing, simple past and past participle focalized)

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

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Verb

focalize

  1. inflection of focalizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative