specialize
verb (used without object)
to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty.
specialise
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a variation of
specialize.
Example Sentences
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She wanted to specialise in redevelopment work in Chicago's poorest communities.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Vince Wise says there are people who specialise in selling vehicles in the sub-£5,000 bracket where buyers might be less suspicious about the car's pedigree.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
After their initial degree and the mandatory two years of post-graduate foundation training, many choose to specialise in a particular area of medicine or surgery.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
According to organisations who specialise in missing persons, men are at the highest risk of serious harm in the hours and days after they vanish.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
Just as woodpeckers specialise in extracting insects from the trunks of trees, the first humans specialised in extracting marrow from bones.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
