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specialized

[ spesh-uh-lahyzd ]

adjective

  1. invested with a special character or restricted to a special function or field of activity:

    He campaigned for a specialized burn department to be established at the hospital.

    The humanities, once a highly specialized pursuit, have rapidly become a much broader conversation.

  2. Biology. (of an organism or organ) adapted to a special function or environment:

    If the coastal sage scrub were to vanish, so would these specialized species of insects that are dependent on it.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of specialize.

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Other Words From

  • non·spe·cial·ized especially British, non·spe·cial·ised adjective
  • o·ver·spe·cial·ized especially British, o·ver·spe·cial·ised adjective
  • un·spe·cial·ized especially British, un·spe·cial·ised adjective

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Example Sentences

Diagnosis of CTE is often considered to be specialized and has to occur at a designated institution like Boston University.

We saw the emergence of fashion designers who specialized in creating abayas.

But putting the specialized troops the Pentagon calls “Joint Terminal Air Controllers,” or JTACs, into combat comes with a cost.

Percy Heath, a merry fellow, specialized in leading the Reverend Professor Doctor astray and had a lot of fun with him.

I find faculty learning about their specific, specialized research areas, but also about the wider society and natural world.

One important characteristic of the communal animals is that they become mentally specialized.

Using his pen name, "Moina," he specialized in war lyrics which were soon memorized by Southerners in general.

He had built good buildings, but he specialized in repairs—in the upkeep of property—and he had many clients.

He had a touch of constructive genius, but lack of specialized training had forced him into the ranks of the pioneers.

Protruding ears may be encouraged to lie more flatly by the wearing of a specialized bonnet at night.

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