situate vs localize

situate and localize both are verbs.

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

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

situate: 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 situate include acquire, radiolocate, map, localise, place, base.

situate (verb)	localize (verb)
put (something somewhere) firmly	locate
determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey	restrict something to a particular area
	concentrate on a particular place or spot
	identify the location or place of