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
She is not yet sure, however, in which area of law she would like to specialise.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
She wanted to specialise in redevelopment work in Chicago's poorest communities.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
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
