HyperDic: specialize

English > 5 senses of the word *specialize*:
VERB	change	specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down	become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
	communication	specialize, specify, particularize, particularise, specialise	be specific about
	change	specialize, specialise	suit to a special purpose
	social	specialize, specialise	devote oneself to a special area of work
	change	specialize, speciate, differentiate, specialise	evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

specialize > pronunciation
Sounds	speh'shahlay.z
Rhymes	actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz...

English > *specialize*: 5 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Become more focus on an area of activity or field of study.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"She specializes in Near Eastern history"
Synonyms	specialise, narrow, narrow down
Narrower	overspecialize, overspecialise	Become overly specialized
Broader	change, alter, vary	Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics / characteristics or essence
Opposite	diversify, branch out, broaden	Vary in order to spread risk or to expand
Spanish	especializarse
Catalan	especialitzar-se

English > *specialize*: 5 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Be specific about.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonyms	specify, particularize, particularise, specialise
Narrower	spell out	make explicit
Broader	elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate	add details, as to an account or idea
Opposite	generalize, generalise	speak or write in generalities / generalities
Spanish	especificar, particularizar
Catalan	especificar

English > *specialize*: 5 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	suit to a special purpose.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"specialize one's research" "this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches"
Synonym	specialise
Broader	modify	make less severe or harsh or extreme / extreme
Spanish	especializar
Catalan	especialitzar
Nouns	specialization	the act of specializing

English > *specialize*: 5 senses > verb 4, social
Meaning	devote oneself to a special area of work.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"She specializes in honey bees" "This baker specializes in French bread"
Synonym	specialise
Broader	work	Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
Nouns	specialist, specializer	an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
	specialist	practices one branch of medicine
	specialization	the special line of work you have adopted as your career

English > *specialize*: 5 senses > verb 5, change
Meaning	evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	speciate, differentiate, specialise
Broader	evolve	Undergo development or evolution / evolution
Spanish	diferenciarse, especializarse
Nouns	specialization	(biology) the structural / structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function

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