| VERB | social | specialise, specialize | devote oneself to a special area of work |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | specialise, specify, particularize, particularise, specialize | be specific about | |
| change | specialise, specialize | suit to a special purpose | |
| change | specialise, specialize, narrow, narrow down | become more focus on an area of activity or field of study | |
| change | specialise, speciate, differentiate, specialize | evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment |
| Meaning | devote oneself to a special area of work. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | specialize | |
| Broader | work | Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity |
| Nouns | specialisation | the special line of work you have adopted as your career |
| specialist, specialiser | an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning | |
| specialist | practices one branch of medicine | |
| Meaning | Be specific about. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | specify, particularize, particularise, specialize | |
| 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 | |
| Meaning | suit to a special purpose. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | specialize | |
| Broader | modify | make less severe or harsh or extreme / extreme |
| Spanish | especializar | |
| Catalan | especialitzar | |
| Nouns | specialisation | the act of specializing |
| 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 | |
| Synonyms | specialize, 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 | |
| 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, specialize | |
| Broader | evolve | Undergo development or evolution / evolution |
| Spanish | diferenciarse, especializarse | |
| Nouns | specialisation | (biology) the structural / structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function |
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