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specializeto focus on or become expert in a particular area or skill

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to focus on or become expert in a particular area or skill

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈspeʃəlaɪz/

Korean meaning: 전문화하다, 특화하다

Korean pronunciation: **스페**셜라이즈

Example Sentences

  • My dentist specializes in making people afraid of flossing.
  • The restaurant specializes in dishes that look better than they taste.
  • Many lawyers specialize in corporate law to handle complex business transactions.

specialize

VERB

//ˈspeʃəlaɪz//

to focus on or become expert in a particular area or skill

specialize concept
💡 Concept

to focus on or become expert in a particular area or skill

specialize rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Specialize to analyze, then realize!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈspeʃəlaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈspeʃəlaɪz/

🌳Etymology

Rootspecial
Suffix--ize

Origin

라틴어 'species(종류)'에서 출발하여 '특별한 것'을 뜻하는 special에 '-ize(~하게 하다)' 접미사가 붙어 만들어졌습니다. 마치 하나의 종목에만 집중하는 선수처럼, 특정 분야에 전념한다는 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

realizeanalyzecriticize
realize
analyze
criticize

🔗Collocations

specialize in
highly specialized
specialize training
medical specialization
career specialization

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dentist specializes in making people afraid of flossing.

😄 Fun example

The restaurant specializes in dishes that look better than they taste.

Many lawyers specialize in corporate law to handle complex business transactions.

The company decided to specialize in eco-friendly packaging solutions.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

focusconcentratemajor inexpert in

Antonyms

generalizediversifybroaden

Related

expertisespecialistspecializationprofessionalexpert

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