locate vs localize

locate and localize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
locate	No	No	Yes	No
localize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, localize is a hyponym of locate; that is, localize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than locate:

locate: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
localize: identify the location or place of

Other hyponyms of locate include acquire, radiolocate, map, localise, place, base.

locate (verb)	localize (verb)
take up residence and become established	locate
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining	restrict something to a particular area
assign a location to	concentrate on a particular place or spot
determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey	identify the location or place of