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ex·per·tise

1   [ek-sper-teez]
noun
1.
expert skill or knowledge; expertness; know-how: business expertise.
2.
a written opinion by an expert, as concerning the authenticity or value of a work of art, manuscript, etc.
Origin:
1865–70; < French: survey, report (made by experts); -ise taken as an abstract noun suffix. See expert, -ise2

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ex·pert·ise

2   [ek-sper-tahyz]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -ised, -ising. Chiefly British.
expertize.
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expertise (ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz)
 
—n
special skill, knowledge, or judgment; expertness
 
[C19: from French: expert skill, from expert]

expertize or expertise (ˈɛkspɜːˌtaɪz)
 
—vb
(US) to act as an expert or give an expert opinion (on)
 
expertise or expertise
 
—vb

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expertise
1868, from Fr. expertise (16c.) "expert appraisal, expert's report;" see expert.
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