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specialize
Overview of verb specialize
The verb specialize has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (3) specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down -- (become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers")
2. (2) specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise -- (be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?")
3. (2) specialize, specialise -- (suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research")
4. specialize, specialise -- (devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This plumber specialized in jacuzzis")
5. speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise -- (evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment)
Grep of noun specialize
specializer
Antonyms of verb specialize
1 of 5 senses of specialize
Sense 1
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
Antonym of diversify (Sense 3)
=>diversify, branch out, broaden
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb specialize
5 senses of specialize
Sense 1
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
=> change, alter, vary
Sense 2
specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
=> elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
=> clarify, clear up, elucidate
=> explain, explicate
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 3
specialize, specialise
=> modify
=> change
Sense 4
specialize, specialise
=> work
Sense 5
speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise
=> evolve
=> develop
=> grow
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb specialize
2 of 5 senses of specialize
Sense 1
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
=> overspecialize, overspecialise
Sense 2
specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
=> spell out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb specialize
5 senses of specialize
Sense 1
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
=> change, alter, vary
Sense 2
specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
=> elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
Sense 3
specialize, specialise
=> modify
Sense 4
specialize, specialise
=> work
Sense 5
speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise
=> evolve
'Cause To' of verb specialize
Derived Forms of verb specialize
3 of 5 senses of specialize
Sense 3
specialize, specialise
RELATED TO>(noun) specialization#1
=> specialization, specialisation
Sense 4
specialize, specialise
RELATED TO>(noun) specialist#2
=> specialist, medical specialist
RELATED TO>(noun) specialist#1
=> specialist, specializer, specialiser
RELATED TO>(noun) specialization#2
=> specialization, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialism
RELATED TO>(noun) specializer#1
=> specialist, specializer, specialiser
Sense 5
speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise
RELATED TO>(noun) specialization#3
=> specialization, specialisation, differentiation
Domain of verb specialize
Domain Terms of verb specialize
Familiarity of verb specialize
specialize used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb specialize
5 senses of specialize
Sense 1
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 3
specialize, specialise
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
specialize, specialise
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 5
speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb specialize
5 senses of specialize
Sense 1
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
> change, alter, vary
=> alternate, jump
=> crackle
=> modulate
=> avianize, avianise
=> move
=> adapt, accommodate
=> let out, widen
=> take in
=> diversify, branch out, broaden
=> diversify, radiate
=> specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
=> honeycomb
=> break
Sense 2
specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
> elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
=> detail
=> set forth, expound, exposit
=> exemplify, illustrate, instance
=> specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
Sense 3
specialize, specialise
> modify
=> optimize, optimise
=> attemper
=> syncopate
=> update
=> update
=> soup up, hop up, hot up
=> cream
=> qualify, restrict
=> corrupt, spoil
=> temper, harden
=> specialize, specialise
=> buffer
=> inflect
=> cushion, buffer, soften
Sense 4
specialize, specialise
> work
=> work through, run through, go through
=> putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
=> carpenter
=> clerk
=> page
=> wait, waitress
=> pull one's weight
=> electioneer
=> assist
=> beaver, beaver away
=> work at, work on
=> plug away, peg away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel
=> busy, occupy
=> collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together
=> volunteer
=> specialize, specialise
=> minister
=> intern
=> skipper
=> boondoggle
=> skimp, scant
=> serve
=> work
Sense 5
speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise
> evolve
=> speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise
=> derive
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb specialize
Sense 1
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
=> change, alter, vary
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Sense 2
specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
=> elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
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Sense 3
specialize, specialise
=> modify
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Sense 4
specialize, specialise
=> work
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Sense 5
speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise
=> evolve
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Grep of verb specialize
overspecialize
specialize
Grep of adj specialize
specialized
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