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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In turn, there are now investment companies in the US that specialise in backing young entrepreneurs and their search funds, such as Search Fund Partners, Aspect Investors and Anacapa Partners.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
They specialise in transforming residential and commercial spaces with an emphasis on helping marginalised people.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Rob, from the Vale of Glamorgan, joined the RAF in 2008 as a physical training instructor, before deciding to specialise as a parachute jumping instructor in 2015.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
She continued: "Near the chapel is the children's hospital. There are staff here who specialise in play therapy, softening the anxiety of a hospital stay, and speeding up recovery."
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026
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
