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Meaning of focalise

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  focalise
      v 1: concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection
           has localized in the left eye" [syn: {localize},
           {localise}, {focalize}, {focalise}]
      2: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to
         converge; of ideas or emotions [syn: {concenter},
         {concentre}, {focalize}, {focalise}, {focus}]
      3: become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" [syn:
         {focus}, {focalize}, {focalise}] [ant: {blur}, {dim}, {slur}]
      4: put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot
         enjoy the movie" [syn: {focus}, {focalize}, {focalise},
         {sharpen}] [ant: {blear}, {blur}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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