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specialize
transitive verb specialized, specializing
- to make special, specific, or particular; specify
- to direct toward or concentrate on a specific end
- Biol. to adapt (parts or organs) to a special condition, use, or requirement
intransitive verb
- to make a special study of something or work only in one part or branch of a subject, profession, etc.: to specialize in medieval history
- Biol. to become adapted to meet a special condition, use, etc.
Related Forms:
- specialization noun
See specialize in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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