Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  specialize 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  specialize 
 
  Sense  1 
  specialize,  specialise,  narrow,  narrow  down 
  =>  overspecialize,  overspecialise 
 
  Sense  2 
  specify,  particularize,  specialize 
  =>  spell  out 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  specialize 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  specialize 
 
  Sense  1 
  specialize,  specialise,  narrow,  narrow  down 
  =>  overspecialize,  overspecialise 
 
  Sense  2 
  specify,  particularize,  specialize 
  =>  spell  out 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  specialize 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  specialize 
 
  4  senses  of  specialize 
 
  Sense  1 
  specialize,  specialise,  narrow,  narrow  down 
  =>  change,  alter,  vary 
 
  Sense  2 
  specify,  particularize,  specialize 
  =>  elaborate,  expatiate,  exposit,  enlarge,  flesh  out  expand,  expound,  dilate 
 
  Sense  3 
  specialize,  specialise 
  =>  modify 
 
  Sense  4 
  specialize 
  =>  work 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  specialize 
 
  specialize  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  specialize 
 
  Sense  1 
  specialize,  specialise,  narrow,  narrow  down 
  =>  change,  alter,  vary 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  specify,  particularize,  specialize 
  =>  elaborate,  expatiate,  exposit,  enlarge,  flesh  out  expand,  expound,  dilate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  specialize,  specialise 
  =>  modify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  specialize 
  =>  work 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  specialize 
 
  The  verb  specialize  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  specialize,  specialise,  narrow,  narrow  down  --  (become  more  special;  "We  specialize  in  dried  flowers") 
  2.  (2)  specify,  particularize,  specialize  --  (be  specific  about) 
  3.  (2)  specialize,  specialise  --  (suit  to  a  special  purpose;  "specialize  one's  research") 
  4.  specialize  --  (devote  oneself  to  a  special  area  of  work  "She  specializes  in  honey  bees";  "This  plumber  specialized  in  jacuzzis") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  specialized 
 
  The  adj  specialized  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  specialized,  specialised  --  (developed  or  designed  for  a  special  activity  or  function;  "a  specialized  tool") 
  2.  (2)  specialized,  specialised  --  (marked  by  or  characteristic  of  specialization  in  a  mechanical  or  scientific  subject;  "his  specialized  qualifications  for  the  job";  "all  kinds  of  specialized  technical  books") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  specialized 
 
  2  senses  of  specialized 
 
  Sense  1 
  specialized  (vs.  unspecialized),  specialised 
 
  unspecialized  (vs.  specialized),  unspecialised 
  =>  generalized,  generalised 
 
  Sense  2 
  specialized,  specialised 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  technical)  ->  nontechnical,  untechnical 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  specialized 
 
  2  senses  of  specialized 
 
  Sense  1 
  specialized  (vs.  unspecialized),  specialised 
  =>  differentiated 
  =>  special 
  =>  specialist(postnominal),  specialistic 
  Also  See->  specific#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  specialized,  specialised 
  =>  technical  (vs.  nontechnical) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  specialized 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  specialized 
 
  specialized  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  specialized 
  specialized 
  unspecialized 
 
  Overview  of  verb  specialize 
 
  The  verb  specialize  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  specialize,  specialise,  narrow,  narrow  down  --  (become  more  special;  "We  specialize  in  dried  flowers") 
  2.  (2)  specify,  particularize,  specialize  --  (be  specific  about) 
  3.  (2)  specialize,  specialise  --  (suit  to  a  special  purpose;  "specialize  one's  research") 
  4.  specialize  --  (devote  oneself  to  a  special  area  of  work  "She  specializes  in  honey  bees";  "This  plumber  specialized  in  jacuzzis") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  specialized 
 
  The  adj  specialized  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  specialized,  specialised  --  (developed  or  designed  for  a  special  activity  or  function;  "a  specialized  tool") 
  2.  (2)  specialized,  specialised  --  (marked  by  or  characteristic  of  specialization  in  a  mechanical  or  scientific  subject;  "his  specialized  qualifications  for  the  job";  "all  kinds  of  specialized  technical  books") 

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