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Verb
/ˈspeSHəˌlīz/,
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specialized, past tense; specializes, 3rd person singular present; specialized, past participle; specialised, past participle; specializing, present participle; specialising, present participle; specialises, 3rd person singular present; specialised, past tense;
  1. Concentrate on and become expert in a particular subject or skill
    • - he could specialize in tropical medicine
  2. Confine oneself to providing a particular product or service
    • - the company specialized in commercial brochures
  3. Make a habit of engaging in a particular activity
    • - a group of writers has specialized in attacking the society they live in
  4. Adapt or set apart (an organ or part) to serve a special function or to suit a particular way of life
    • - zooids specialized for different functions
  1. become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history"
  2. specify: be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"
  3. suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research"; "this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches"
  4. speciate: evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
  5. (Specialized) Windows Embedded (POSReady) · Windows Preinstallation Environment · Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
  6. (Specialized (specialist)) An organism that consumes a limited variety of food types. Opposite of generalist.
  7. (Specialized) tool. These tools are rare—they are built by system developers and have their own unique user interface for using the tool. The ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension contains specialized tools.
  8. (Specialized) urticaria · erythema (multiforme · migrans · gyratum repens · annulare centrifugum · ab igne)
  9. (specialized) Anatomically or physiologically adapted for particular functions or habitats.
  10. (specialized) If you are sent to a specialized orphanage translate this word to disabled. Not all the children in these orphanages are disabled. I adopted my darling daughter Natasha from the Green Forest Special Needs Regional Baby Orphanage. My daugher had crossed eyes.
  11. Specialized Special purpose institutions with specialized degree programs. These may include medical or health science centers and, in some instances, fine arts schools or military academies.
  12. (specializes) Indicates that the subject vocabulary defines some subclasses or subproperties of the object vocabulary, or local restrictions on those.
  13. A verbal form used to describe the creation of a more specific version of some entity. Normally applied to classes, slot-descriptions and methods.
  14. Concentration on one position.
  15. To bring into concrete form.