specialise

Other spellings

• (US) specialize

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/

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• Hyphenation: spe‧cial‧ise

Verb

Plain form specialise

Third-person singular specialises

Past tense specialised

Past participle specialised

Present participle specialising

1. If you specialise in something, you are an expert of a particular subject, skill or field.

Related words

• specialist
• specialty
• special