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Specialize vs Specialization - What's the difference?

specialize | specialization |

Specialization is a derived term of specialize.



As a verb specialize

is to mention specially; to particularize.

As a noun specialization is

the process of specializing.

specialize

English

Alternative forms

* specialise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Verb

(specializ)
  • To mention specially; to particularize.
  • To apply to some specialty or limited object; to assign to a specific use; as, specialized knowledge.
  • (biology) To supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions.

    • Antonyms

    * generalize

    Derived terms

    * specialty, speciality * specialist * subspecialize * subspecialty, subspeciality * subspecialist * specialisation, specialization

    specialization

    English

    Alternative forms

    * specialisation (non-Oxford British spelling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of specializing.
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    • A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

    Antonyms

    * generalization * abstraction American English forms