āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
specialize
/spËÉĘÉlËaÉĒz/
specialise
to specialize
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to have the necessary knowledge, experience, or set of skills in a particular field
Intransitive: to specialize in a field of knowledge
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a chef, he decided to specialize in French cuisine, attending culinary schools in Paris.
āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻļā§āĻĢ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϏ⧠āϰāύā§āϧāύāϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢāϰāĻžāϏāĻŋ āϰāĻžāύā§āύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to focus or direct something towards a specific purpose
Transitive: to specialize an activity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She specialized her studies in environmental science to make a difference in conservation.
āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāύāϤ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻšāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to point out or highlight something specifically
Transitive: to specialize a topic
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She specialized the key benefits of the product in her presentation.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝā§āϰ āĻŽā§āϞ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to modify or design an organ or part of something to serve a specific purpose or function
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The human eye has specialized to detect a wide range of light.
āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏāϰ āϏāύāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to focus exclusively on offering a specific product or service
Intransitive: to specialize in a specific type of product
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The store specializes in vintage clothing, offering unique items from past decades.
āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύāĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻ, āϝāĻž āĻ
āϤā§āϤā§āϰ āĻĻāĻļāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āύāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽ āĻ
āĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
overspecialize
specialized
specializer
specialize
special
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