Specialize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become more focus on an area of activity or field of study

be specific about

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɛʃəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɛʃəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɛʃəlˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /spˈɛʃəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

She specializes in Near Eastern history
Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
specialize one's research

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

narrow down narrow specialise particularize specify speciate differentiate particularise

Antonyms

generalize diversify

Parts of Speech

verb	become more focus on an area of activity or field of study “She specializes in Near Eastern history”
verb	be specific about “Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?”
verb	suit to a special purpose “specialize one's research”
verb	devote oneself to a special area of work “She specializes in honey bees”
verb	evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

Word Forms

particularization	noun	an individualized description of a particular instance
particularisation	noun	an individualized description of a particular instance
specialization	noun	the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
specialisation	noun	the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
specialist	noun	practices one branch of medicine
specializer	noun	an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
specialiser	noun	an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
speciation	noun	the evolution of a biological species

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spezialisieren

sich stärker auf einen Tätigkeitsbereich oder ein Studienfach konzentrieren

🇫🇷French

spécialiser

se concentrer davantage sur un domaine d’activité ou un domaine d’études

🇪🇸Spanish

especializarse

centrarse más en un área de actividad o campo de estudio

🇮🇹Italian

specializzarsi

concentrarsi maggiormente su un’area di attività o un campo di studio

🇳🇱Dutch

specialiseren

zich meer te concentreren op een activiteits- of studiegebied

🇵🇹Portuguese

especializar-se

tornar-se mais focado em uma área de atividade ou campo de estudo

🇷🇺Russian

специализироваться

стать более сосредоточенным на области деятельности или области обучения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशेषज्ञ

गतिविधि के क्षेत्र या अध्ययन के क्षेत्र पर अधिक ध्यान केंद्रित करें

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশেষজ্ঞ

কার্যকলাপের একটি ক্ষেত্র বা অধ্যয়নের ক্ষেত্রের উপর আরও মনোযোগী হন

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறப்பு

செயல்பாடு அல்லது படிப்புத் துறையில் அதிக கவனம் செலுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రత్యేకత

కార్యాచరణ లేదా అధ్యయన రంగంపై ఎక్కువ దృష్టి పెట్టండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विशेषज्ञ

क्रियाकलाप किंवा अभ्यासाच्या क्षेत्रावर अधिक लक्ष केंद्रित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્ણાત

પ્રવૃત્તિના ક્ષેત્ર અથવા અભ્યાસના ક્ષેત્ર પર વધુ ધ્યાન કેન્દ્રિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಣತಿ

ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಯ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಅಧ್ಯಯನದ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಗಮನಹರಿಸಬೇಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പെഷ്യലൈസ്

പ്രവർത്തന മേഖലയിലോ പഠന മേഖലയിലോ കൂടുതൽ ശ്രദ്ധ കേന്ദ്രീകരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਹਰ

ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਦੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਐਨ ਦੇ ਖੇਤਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਧਿਆਨ ਕੇਂਦਰਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مہارت

سرگرمی کے شعبے یا مطالعہ کے شعبے پر زیادہ توجہ مرکوز کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

专门化

更加专注于某个活动领域或研究领域

🇯🇵Japanese

専門化する

活動分野や研究分野により集中するようになる

🇰🇷Korean

전문화하다

활동 영역이나 연구 분야에 더 집중하게 됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuyên môn hóa

trở nên tập trung hơn vào một lĩnh vực hoạt động hoặc lĩnh vực nghiên cứu

🇹🇭Thai

เชี่ยวชาญ

ให้ความสำคัญกับกิจกรรมหรือสาขาวิชามากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengkhususkan

menjadi lebih fokus pada suatu bidang kegiatan atau bidang studi

🇵🇭Filipino

magpakadalubhasa

maging mas nakatuon sa isang lugar ng aktibidad o larangan ng pag-aaral

🇲🇾Malay

pakar

menjadi lebih fokus kepada sesuatu bidang aktiviti atau bidang pengajian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متخصص

أصبح أكثر تركيزًا على مجال النشاط أو مجال الدراسة

🇮🇷Persian

تخصص

تمرکز بیشتری روی یک حوزه فعالیت یا رشته تحصیلی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

uzmanlaşmak

bir faaliyet alanına veya çalışma alanına daha fazla odaklanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְמַחוֹת

להתמקד יותר בתחום פעילות או תחום לימוד

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