specialize
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
She specializes in Near Eastern history
Types & categories
- vary hypernym
- overspecialize hyponym
Related & opposite
- branch out antonym
Sense 2 verb
be specific about
Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- generalise antonym
- particularization derivation
Sense 3 verb
suit to a special purpose
specialize one's research
Types & categories
- modify hypernym
Related & opposite
- specialization derivation
Sense 4 verb
devote oneself to a special area of work
She specializes in honey bees
Types & categories
- work hypernym
Related & opposite
- specialization derivation
- specialist derivation
- medical specialist derivation
Sense 5 verb
evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
Types & categories
- evolve hypernym
Related & opposite
- specialisation derivation
- speciation derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | branch out |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | vary |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | overspecialize |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | generalise |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | particularization |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | elaborate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | spell out |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | specialization |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | modify |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | specialization |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | specialist |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | medical specialist |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | work |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | specialisation |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | speciation |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | evolve |