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Grammar : Verb
Spell : spesh-uh-lahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛʃ əˌlaɪz



Definition of specialize

Origin :
  • 1610s, "to indicate specially," from special + -ize. Sense of "engage in a special study or line of business" is first attested 1881; biological sense is from 1851. Related: Specialized; specializing.
  • verb concentrate on specific area
Example sentences :
  • You do not intend to specialize in criminal law, do you, Mr. Hamilton?
  • Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
  • You are going to take risks and specialize as an experiment.
  • Extract from : « First and Last Things » by H. G. Wells
  • The last two centers are divided into several sections that specialize in the training of particular classes of activists.
  • Extract from : « Area Handbook for Romania » by Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
  • But it is not probable that they will ever specialize to the same extent as men do.
  • Extract from : « Woman in Science » by John Augustine Zahm
  • She thinks she will specialize on astronomylearn what the constellations are, you know.
  • Extract from : « Winona of the Camp Fire » by Margaret Widdemer
  • So a large proportion of the farms which specialize in eggs also specialize in geese.
  • Extract from : « Our Domestic Birds » by John H. Robinson
  • In everything but in criticism it is necessary to specialize.
  • Extract from : « Ephemera Critica » by John Churton Collins
  • Dee and Page think so, too, and they want to specialize in something.
  • Extract from : « Back at School with the Tucker Twins » by Nell Speed
  • He did not specialize, but where he found a good work to do he did it.
  • Extract from : « The Century of Columbus » by James J. Walsh
  • This means that students must be allowed to specialize earlier.
  • Extract from : « Applied Eugenics » by Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson

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