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specialize
What does specialize mean?
specialize (verb): to focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce specialize?
/ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does specialize come from?
From special + -ize.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of specialize?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “specialize” mean?
to exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
Not quite: that's what dominate means.
to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way
Not quite: that's what stray means.
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Not quite: that's what adjust means.
to focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre
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