Hypertext Webster Gateway: "specialize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Specialize \Spe"cial*ize\, v. t.
1. To mention specially; to particularize.
2. To apply to some specialty or limited object; to assign to
a specific use; as, specialized knowledge.
3. (Biol.) To supply with an organ or organs having a special
function or functions.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
specialize
v 1: become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers" [syn:
{specialise}, {narrow}, {narrow down}] [ant: {diversify},
{diversify}]
2: be specific about [syn: {specify}, {particularize}] [ant: {generalize}]
3: suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research" [syn:
{specialise}]
4: devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes
in honey bees"; "This plumber specialized in jacuzzis"
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