# expertise

Pronunciation: US say "ek-spur-TEES" /ˌɛkspɚˈtis/; say "ek-spur-TEEZ" UK /ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz/, AUS /ˌekspɜːˈtiːz/

## Noun

1. A high level of skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.
   - Simple: Great skill or special knowledge in a subject or activity.
   - _The surgeon's expertise was evident throughout the long and difficult operation._
   - _Years of fieldwork gave her considerable expertise in tropical botany._
2. Advice or an opinion provided by someone with expert knowledge.
   - Simple: Advice or an opinion given by an expert.
   - _The agency drew on military expertise when planning the evacuation route._
   - _The insurer ordered an independent expertise, which concluded that the fire began in faulty wiring._

## Verb

3. To provide someone or something with expert knowledge or advice. *(rare)*
   - Simple: To give a person, plan, or document expert knowledge or advice.
   - _Auditors expertise each claim carefully before the insurer pays anything out._
   - _A panel of art historians will expertise the painting attributed to Rembrandt._

## Origin

Borrowed from the French word "expertise".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/expertise (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).