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OVERSPECIALISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overspecialise mean? 

OVERSPECIALISE (verb)
  The verb OVERSPECIALISE has 1 sense:

1. become overly specializedplay

  Familiarity information: OVERSPECIALISE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OVERSPECIALISE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they overspecialise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it overspecialises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: overspecialised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: overspecialised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: overspecialising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Become overly specialized

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

overspecialise; overspecialize

Context example:

She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian

Hypernyms (to "overspecialise" is one way to...):

narrow; narrow down; specialise; specialize (become more focused on an area of activity or field of study)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP


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