overspecialize
o·ver·spe·cial·ize
overspecialize · overspecializes · overspecialized · overspecializing
To specialize to an excessive degreeTo specialize to an excessive degree.
UK/ˌəʊvəˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/US/ˌoʊvɚˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/
Meaning
1 sensesTo specialize to an excessive degree.
More definitions
- become overly specialized
Forms
overspecializes, overspecializing, overspecialized, overspecialized| Base form | overspecialize · to overspecialize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overspecializes |
| Present participle | overspecializing |
| Past simple | overspecialized |
| Past participle | overspecialized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- become overly specialized:overspecialise
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedoverspecialization
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle