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Meaning of specialise


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  specialise
      v 1: devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes
           in honey bees"; "This baker specializes in French bread"
           [syn: {specialize}, {specialise}]
      2: be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism
         of my paper?" [syn: {specify}, {particularize},
         {particularise}, {specialize}, {specialise}] [ant:
         {generalise}, {generalize}]
      3: suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research"; "this
         kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos
         finches" [syn: {specialize}, {specialise}]
      4: become more focus on an area of activity or field of study;
         "She specializes in Near Eastern history" [syn: {specialize},
         {specialise}, {narrow}, {narrow down}] [ant: {branch out},
         {broaden}, {diversify}]
      5: evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way
         most suited to the environment [syn: {speciate},
         {differentiate}, {specialize}, {specialise}]


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