vverb.socialdevote oneself to a special area of workSynset:specialize
Examples:- She specializes in honey bees
- This baker specializes in French bread
Derivationally Related Form:specializerspecialisationspecializationspecialiserspecialist
Hypernyms:work
Inherited Hypernyms:specializework
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.communicationbe specific aboutSynset:particularise particularize specialize specify
Examples:- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
Antonyms:generalize
Derivationally Related Form:particularizationparticularisation
Hypernyms:dilate elaborate enlarge expand expatiate exposit expound flesh out lucubrate
Inherited Hypernyms:specifyelaborateclarifyexplaininformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:spell out
Full Troponyms:spell out
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Something ---s something | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: specify)
vverb.changesuit to a special purposeSynset:specialize
Examples:- specialize one's research
- this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches
Derivationally Related Form:specialisationspecialization
Hypernyms:modify
Inherited Hypernyms:specializemodifychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changebecome more focused on an area of activity or field of studySynset:narrow narrow down specialize
Examples:- She specializes in Near Eastern history
Antonyms:diversify
Hypernyms:alter change vary
Inherited Hypernyms:specializechange
Direct Hyponyms:overspecialiseoverspecialize
Full Troponyms:overspecialize
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changeevolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environmentSynset:differentiate specialize speciate
Derivationally Related Form:specialisationspeciationspecialization
Hypernyms:evolve
Inherited Hypernyms:speciateevolvedevelopgrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s