Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

focalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fo-cal-ize
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To focus, or to adjust a focus.

verb

To sharpen an image by focusing.

verb

To concentrate on a particular location; to localize.

verb

To switch to a particular perspective (focalization).

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From focal + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: focal

Inflected Forms

focalizes (present, singular) focalizing (participle, present) focalized (participle, past) focalized (past)

Derived Forms

focalization focalizer unfocalized

Synonyms

focus focalise sharpen concenter concentre localize localise

Questions

What does focalize mean?: To focus, or to adjust a focus.
Where does focalize come from?: From focal + -ize.

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