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verb (used without object)
1.
to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.
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verb (used with object)
4.
to adapt to special conditions; restrict to specific limits.
5.
to restrict payment of (a negotiable instrument) by endorsing over to a specific payee.
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to specify; particularize.
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Specialized
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Also, especially British, spe·cial·ise.
Related forms
spe·cial·i·za·tion, noun
non·spe·cial·ized, adjective
non·spe·cial·iz·ing, adjective
o·ver·spe·cial·ize, verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
pre·spe·cial·ize, verb (used without object), -ized, -iz·ing.
EXPANDsub·spe·cial·ize, verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
su·per·spe·cial·ize, verb (used without object), -ized, -iz·ing.
un·spe·cial·ized, adjective
un·spe·cial·iz·ing, adjective
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Word Origin & History
specialize
1616, "to indicate specially," from special (q.v.). Sense of "engage in a special study or line of business" is first attested 1881; biological sense is from 1851. Specialzation is recorded from 1843. Specialist is first attested 1856 (originally in the medical sense).
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Medical Dictionary
specialize spe·cial·ize (spěsh'ə-līz')
v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es
To limit one's profession to a particular specialty or subject area for study, research, or treatment.
To adapt to a particular function or environment.
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