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specialize
Word definitions for specialize in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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 .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers" [syn: specialise , narrow , narrow down ] [ant: diversify , diversify ] be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" [syn: specify , particularize , particularise , specialise ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 To mention specially; to particularize. 2 To apply to some specialty or limited object; to assign to a specific use; as, specialized knowledge. 3 (context biology English) To supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions. ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a restaurant specializes in sth ▪ Restaurants near the waterfront tend to specialize in seafood. technical/specialized vocabulary ▪ The instructions were full of technical vocabulary. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Specialize \Spe"cial*ize\, v. t. To mention specially; to particularize. To apply to some specialty or limited object; to assign to a specific use; as, specialized knowledge. (Biol.) To supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions. ...
Usage examples of specialize.
If Aikido can be said to specialize, it is in arm and wrist locks, finger holds and arm throws, but the man surely recognized a good leglock too.
Specialized procedures such as celiac angiography could not be done, and further work on the patient was postponed until Monday.
The tentacles of the ichthyoid were specialized for large-scale manipulation, those of the arachnoid for minute work.
These now were rare books, early editions, and bibliographical curiosities in which the Archdeacon took a definite and even specialized interest.
Wilma was an asthenic blonde who specialized in decorative plant-animal hybrids.
His specialized internal biota seem more closely related to the kinds of organisms one would be likely to encounter in the vicinity of the equator.
Patricia specialized in, except on rare occasions when she and Pinky got into a boogaloo frame of mind.
D-1- Cooch, a Canadian government ornithologist who specialized in on-site Arctic studies.
Cinerea, her cuz who specialized in Mental-Emotional Healing, sitting on a twoseat and sipping cinnamoncaff from a tiny cup painted with sprays of heather and rimmed in gold.
He was a roof runner, a burglar specializing in the upper stories of the rich and careless, and mostly he worked on breaking and entering jobs set up by Cyder, who also acted as his fence.
Tritylodonts were highly specialized cynodonts with molar-like cheek teeth showing multiple roots as in mammals.
And Mary, by that definition, was a specialized sort of chemist, focusing on deoxyribonucleic acid.
After returning to America, his father taught history at City College of New York, specializing in Iberia and its colonies, and Diffie had grown up immersed in the academic, left-wing politics of New York City in the fifties and early sixties.
They all seemed to be based on the design of the type he had first met, with that chunky dodecahedral body, limbs sprouting in a variety of configurations, apparently specialized.
As expected, the basic floor plan matched the other schools a main dojo to my right, a smaller one lined with specialized training equipment to my left.