specialize (in)
1specialize — spe‧cial‧ize [ˈspeʆəlaɪz] also specialise verb [intransitive] COMMERCE to limit all or most of your business to a particular activity: specialize in • The firm specializes in small business manangement. • Individuals …
2specialize — [spesh′əl īz΄] vt. specialized, specializing [Fr spécialiser] 1. to make special, specific, or particular; specify 2. to direct toward or concentrate on a specific end 3. Biol. to adapt (parts or organs) to a special condition, use, or… …
3Specialize — Spe cial*ize, v. t. 1. To mention specially; to particularize. [1913 Webster] 2. To apply to some specialty or limited object; to assign to a specific use; as, specialized knowledge. [1913 Webster] 3. (Biol.) To supply with an organ or organs… …
4specialize — I verb address oneself to, apply oneself, bound, concentrate on, concern oneself with, dedicate oneself to, devote oneself to, focus attention on, give attention to, limit, narrow, practice exclusively, pursue, qualify, restrict, select, take up …
5specialize in — index occupy (engage), practice (engage in) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6specialize — (v.) 1610s, to indicate specially, from SPECIAL (Cf. special) + IZE (Cf. ize). Sense of engage in a special study or line of business is first attested 1881; biological sense is from 1851. Related: Specialized; specializing …
7specialize — [v] concentrate on specific area be into, develop oneself in, do one’s thing*, go in for, have a weakness for*, limit oneself to, practice, practice exclusively, pursue, study intensively, train, work in; concepts 91,324 Ant. broaden …
8specialize — (also specialise) ► VERB 1) concentrate on and become expert in a particular skill or area. 2) make a habit of engaging in a particular activity. 3) (be specialized) Biology (of an organ or part) be adapted or set apart to serve a special… …
9specialize */ — UK [ˈspeʃəlaɪz] / US [ˈspeʃ(ə)lˌaɪz] verb [intransitive] Word forms specialize : present tense I/you/we/they specialize he/she/it specializes present participle specializing past tense specialized past participle specialized a) to be an expert in …
10specialize — v. (D; intr.) to specialize in * * * [ speʃəlaɪz] (D; intr.) to specialize in …