specialize

Verb

Meaning

To mention specially; to particularize.

To apply to some specialty or limited object; to assign to a specific use; as, specialized knowledge.

To supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

moonlight follow perfect master narrow pursue specify differentiate cultivate specialization hone individualize in specialise narrow down
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Antonyms

diversify generalize digress avoid carry diverse
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Hypernyms

work change vary expand elaborate alter

Hyponyms

spell out overspecialize overspecialise

Phrases with the word

specialize in

Examples

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible. Theodore Roethke

You specialize in something until one day you find it is specializing in you. Arthur Miller

I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest. Agatha Christie

The division of labor among nations is that some specialize in winning and others in losing. Eduardo Galeano

I do personal attacks only on people who specialize in personal attacks. Al Franken

Where is the research that says HIV is the cause of AIDS? There are 10,000 people in the world now who specialize in HIV. None has any interest in the possibility HIV doesn't cause AIDS because if it doesn't, their expertise is useless. Kary Mullis

Close letter words and terms

specializable specialization specialization courses specialize in specialized specialized committee