Meaning & use

Specialise

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To concentrate one's efforts, study, or business on a particular area or skill.

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After medical school, she decided to specialise in pediatric cardiology.

The small firm specialises in restoring vintage furniture.

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This is the standard British and Commonwealth spelling; American English uses 'specialize' with a z.

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