HyperDic: overspecialize

English > 1 sense of the word overspecialize:
VERBchangeoverspecialize, overspecialisebecome overly specialized
English > overspecialize: 1 sense > verb 1, change
MeaningBecome overly specialized.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Example"She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian"
Synonymoverspecialise
Broaderspecialize, specialise, narrow, narrow downBecome more focus on an area of activity or field of study

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