OVERSPECIALIZE

overspecialize, overspecialise

(verb) become overly specialized; “She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overspecialize (third-person singular simple present overspecializes, present participle overspecializing, simple past and past participle overspecialized)

To specialize to an excessive degree.

Source: Wiktionary



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