specialize
pronunciation
How to pronounce specialize in British English:
UK [ˈspeʃəlaɪz]
How to pronounce specialize in American English:
US [ˈspeʃəlaɪz]
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- Verb:
- become more special
- be specific about
- suit to a special purpose
- devote oneself to a special area of work
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
Word Origin
- specialize (v.)
- 1610s, "to indicate specially," from special (adj.) + -ize, perhaps on model of French spécialiser. Sense of "engage in a special study or line of business" is first attested 1881; biological sense is from 1851. Related: Specialized; specializing.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Most specialize in ecommerce scams and malware attacks on businesses .
- 2. Sf-books - sf-books is the first and only online paperback swap to specialize in science fiction and fantasy books .
- 3. Murphy heads the center for robot-assisted search and rescue , where she commands an arsenal of unmanned craft that specialize in emergency response .
- 4. Computer-security firms that track chinese cyberspying groups say that one of the roughly 20 groups they know about appears to specialize in the media industry .
- 5. Graduate students specialize in a particular field of study .