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specialized

SPESH-uh-lyzd/ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd/

UK spellingspecialised

2 meanings of specialized

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Trained or built to do one kind of work very well.

    Like a key made to fit only one lock.

    She has a specialized job fixing airplane engines.

    This tool is specialized for cutting glass.

    Similarspecialist, expert, dedicated, technical, advanced

    Oppositegeneral, generic, basic, general-purpose

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  2. 2
    focused onverb
    Simple past and past participle of specialize. Used for the past, and after has, had, is or was.

    She specialized in heart surgery after medical school.

    Over time, the company specialized in electric cars.

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specialized is a form of specialize

specialize, verb: To choose one main subject and learn a lot about it. Full entry

Forms
specializespecializes he/she/itspecializing -ing formspecialized past tense, past participle
Spelling
specialize → specialized: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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