devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This baker specializes in French bread"
Used in a Sentence
specialise
How to use specialise in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for specialise.
Editorial note
Stop reading Techcrunch and specialise in what you like.
Examples11
Definitions5
Parts of speech1
Quick take
devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This baker specializes in French bread"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of specialise gathered in one view.
be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"
suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research"; "this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for specialise.
verb
devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This baker specializes in French bread"
See also: specialize
verb
be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"
See also: specify, particularize, particularise, specialize
verb
suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research"; "this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches"
See also: specialize
verb
become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history"
See also: specialize, narrow
verb
evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
See also: speciate, differentiate, specialize
Example sentences
Stop reading Techcrunch and specialise in what you like.
They optimize and specialise for short term success.
Then he warned me not to become too much of a generalist and specialise more.
Not like ebay does where they have to deal with a generic store because they dont know what to specialise for.
There are companies that specialise in getting young folk to the US and Europe to sell those product.
You can still be a software developer, just don't follow the trends and look downwards and specialise.
It might be worth forwarding your story to some legal blogs that specialise in free speech I suppose, but other than that.
If you want job security and fat paychecks for the next decade, this is a very good time to learn PostgreSQL well and specialise as a PostgreSQL consultant.
It seems some thieves do specialise - either that, or my mate is into some other stuff I don't know about and had just been told he was going to receive an encrypted file...hmmm.
Sounds like he should be working for a smaller struggling developer who specialise in family friendly games instead or even considering a career move entirely.
I'd say, if you think yourself intellectually motivated, eager to learn things outside your field already, then paradoxically you should specialise, for this innate drive to learn will not perish after uni, and IMO unlikely to be affected in any way by a liberal arts environment.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use specialise in a sentence?
Stop reading Techcrunch and specialise in what you like.
What does specialise mean?
devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This baker specializes in French bread"
What part of speech is specialise?
specialise is commonly used as verb.