| VERB | stative | focalise, localize, localise, focalize | concentrate on a particular place or spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | focalise, concenter, concentre, focalize, focus | bring into focus or alignment | |
| change | focalise, focus, focalize | become focussed or come into focus | |
| change | focalise, focus, focalize, sharpen | put (an image) into focus |
| Meaning | Concentrate on a particular place or spot. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonyms | localize, localise, focalize | |
| Broader | lie | Be located or situated somewhere |
| Spanish | localizar | |
| Nouns | focalisation | the confinement of an infection to a limited area |
| Meaning | Bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | concenter, concentre, focalize, focus | |
| Narrower | refocus | Focus anew |
| Broader | align, aline, line up, adjust | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight |
| Nouns | focalisation | the act of bringing into focus |
| Meaning | Become focussed or come into focus. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | focus, focalize | |
| Caused by | focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen | put (an image) into focus |
| Broader | adjust, conform, adapt | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions |
| Opposite | blur, dim, slur | Become vague or indistinct |
| Spanish | enfocar | |
| Catalan | enfocar | |
| Nouns | focalisation | the act of bringing into focus |
| Meaning | put (an image) into focus. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | focus, focalize, sharpen | |
| Cause to | focus, focalize, focalise | Become focussed or come into focus |
| Narrower | refocus | put again into focus or focus more sharply |
| Broader | adjust, set, correct | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
| Opposite | blur, blear | make dim or indistinct |
| Spanish | centrar, enfocar | |
| Catalan | centrar, enfocar | |
| Nouns | focalisation | the act of bringing into focus |
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