specialize
/spˈɛʃʌlˌaɪz/verb3 syllables
Specialize means: be specific about.
Synonyms for specialize8
verb, as in be specific about
verb, as in become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
verb, as in evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
verb, as in suit to a special purpose
verb, as in devote oneself to a special area of work
Opposites of specialize
What does specialize mean?5
verb
be specific about“Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?”
become more focused on an area of activity or field of study“She specializes in Near Eastern history”
evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
suit to a special purpose“specialize one's research”
devote oneself to a special area of work“She specializes in honey bees”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Specialize in a sentence
- Professional translators quite often specialize in just one field, for example law or medicine.CK
- The number of students who specialize in biology will increase from now on.CM
- He decided to specialize in physics at college.CK
- We specialize in the import of machinery parts.CK
- Most archeologists specialize in a particular period of history, a particular topic, or just a particular region.Miktsoanit
- What did you specialize in at university?charleskwc
- I want to specialize in clinical sexology.Nuel
- I wore several hats at my last office so I'd like to specialize this time.unknown
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Forms of specialize
as a verb
- past tense
- specialized
- present participle
- specializing
- third-person singular
- specializes