specialize

specialize

1. vaiht-kirj|en|special|ize

Liittyvät sanat: specialization

Synonyymisanakirja

specialize

lajiutua, erilaistua, erikoistua, vaihdella, muuttaa, muuttua, muokata, kehittyä, kaventaa, rajoittaa, erikoistua liikaa, selvittää, täsmentää, tarkistaa, spesifioida, tarkentaa.

Englannin sanakirja

specialize (englanti > suomi)

1. eritellä

2. erikoistua

3. erikoistua, spesialisoitua intr., erikoistaa tr.

specialize englanniksi

1. To make distinct or separate, particularly:

2. puhekieltä To go into specific details.

3. *1613, George Wither, Abuses stript and whipt:

First lash the great ones, but if thou be wise,
In generall and doe not speciallize.

4. puhekieltä To specify: to mention specifically.

5. *1616, Richard Sheldon, A Survey of the Miracles of the Church of Rome, Proving Them to be Antichristian, 261:

Our Savior Sauiour specialising and nominating the places in which these false prophets should teach his presence to be.

6. puhekieltä To narrow in scope.

7. *1628, John Earle, Micro-cosmographie, xlviii:

He is at most a confused|confus'd and wild Christian, not 'specializd''', by any forme, but capable of all.

8. puhekieltä To make distinct or separate in form or function.

9. *1835 October, West of England Journal, 218:

Functions... are specialized, or separated from each other, and... a complicated set of organs is appropriated to each of them.

10. *1911 September, Popular Science Monthly, 281:

While nature has specialized women for child-bearing, it is society which has specialized her for housework.

11. puhekieltä To become distinct or separate, particularly:

12. *1850, Asa Gray, The Botanical Text-book, 3rd ed., i. ii. 69:

These cells specialized for propagation.

13. To focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre.

14. *1881 March 1, Journal of Education, 51/1:

They will not allow their scholars to specialize.

15. To focus one's business upon a particular item or service.

16. *1908 March 27, Pall Mall Gazette, 12/3:

Firms... which have specialised in the manufacture of ‘heavies’...

17. *1990, w:House of Cards (UK TV show)|House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 1:

Blackhead: I might look you up myself one of these days. Do you specialise at all, like?
Penny Guy: Yeah. Verbal abuse and colonic irrigation.

18. puhekieltä To be known or notorious for some specialty.

19. *1923 November 14, Evening Independent of Massillon, Ohio, 5/3

Watson specializes in adiposeness; none of his chorus beauties may be considered featherweights.

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