specialize
IPA: spˈɛʃʌɫaɪz
verb
- To make distinct or separate from what is common
- (obsolete, intransitive) To go into specific details.
- (rare, transitive) To specify: to mention specifically.
- (uncommon, transitive) To narrow in scope.
- (biology, transitive) To make distinct or separate due to form or function.
- (intransitive) To become distinct or separate from what is common
- To focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre.
- To focus one's business upon a particular item or service.
- (usually derogatory) To be known or notorious for some specialty.
- (transitive) To train (someone) in a specialty.
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Examples of "specialize" in Sentences
- He is specialized in statics.
- She specialized in pediatrics.
- She is specialized in pediatrics.
- He specialized in otorhinolaryngology.
- He is specialized in otorhinolaryngology.
- Did you kind of specialize in this because of your son?
- You know, Democrats kind of specialize in tough primaries.
- They have contacted realtors who kind of specialize in that right now.
- By that I mean most law faculty "specialize" in a narrow area of the law ....
- And I'm sure there are internists out there that "specialize" in outpatient care.
- NUTTER: That's why they call them primaries and the Democratic Party, we kind of specialize in that.
- Indeed, wisdom and intelligence are virtually synonyms -- even though intelligence can "specialize" itself away from wisdom.
- MusicPublicityBigWig: see the major labels specialize in taking people who can sell 200,000+ on their own to selling 500,000 or 1 million