specialize

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• /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/
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Etymology tree English special Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English specialize From special + -ize.

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: especialitzar — to mention specially; to particularize
• Finnish: eritellä — to mention specially; to particularize
• French: spécialiser — to mention specially; to particularize
• Galician: especializar — to mention specially; to particularize
• Georgian: აკონკრეტებს (aḳonḳreṭebs) — to mention specially; to particularize
• Georgian: ასპეციფიცირებს (asṗecipicirebs) — to mention specially; to particularize
• German: spezialisieren — to mention specially; to particularize
• Italian: specializzare — to mention specially; to particularize
• Portuguese: especializar — to mention specially; to particularize
• Spanish: especializar — to mention specially; to particularize
• Asturian: especializar — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Belarusian: спецыялізава́ць (spjecyjalizavácʹ) — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Bulgarian: специализирам (specializiram) — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Catalan: especialitzar — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Czech: specializovat se — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Danish: specialisere — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Dutch: specialiseren — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Finnish: erikoistua — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• French: spécialiser — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Galician: especializar — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Galician: especializarse — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Georgian: სპეციალიზირდება (sṗecializirdeba) — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Hebrew: התמקצע — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Hungarian: specializál — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Latvian: specializēt — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Polish: specjalizować — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Polish: wyspecjalizować — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Portuguese: especializar — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Portuguese: especializarse — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Russian: специализи́ровать (specializírovatʹ) — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Spanish: especializar — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Spanish: especializarse — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Swedish: specialisera — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Ukrainian: спеціалізува́ти (specializuváty) — to apply to some specialty or limited object
• Bulgarian: приспособявам се (prisposobjavam se) — biology: to supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions
• Finnish: erikoistua — biology: to supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions
• Finnish: spesialisoitua — biology: to supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions
• Finnish: erikoistaa — biology: to supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions
• Polish: specjalizować — biology: to supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions
• Polish: wyspecjalizować — biology: to supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions