speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise
(verb) evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down
(verb) become more focused on an area of activity or field of study; “She specializes in Near Eastern history”
specialize, specialise
(verb) suit to a special purpose; “specialize one’s research”; “this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches”
specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
(verb) be specific about; “Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?”
specialize, specialise
(verb) devote oneself to a special area of work; “She specializes in honey bees”; “This baker specializes in French bread”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
specialize (third-person singular simple present specializes, present participle specializing, simple past and past participle specialized)
To make distinct or separate, particularly:
(obsolete, intransitive) To go into specific details.
(rare, transitive) To specify: to mention specifically.
(uncommon, transitive) To narrow in scope.
(biology, transitive) To make distinct or separate in form or function.
(intransitive) To become distinct or separate, particularly:
To focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre.
To focus one's business upon a particular item or service.
(usually pejorative) To be known or notorious for some specialty.
In biological contexts, specialized is often used with the prepositions for [when describing the function] or into [when describing the form]. In academic, professional, and commercial contexts, it is usually used with the preposition in.
• generalize
Source: Wiktionary
Spe"cial*ize, v. t.
1. To mention specialy; to particularize.
2. To apply to some specialty or limited object; to assign to a specific use; as, specialized knowledge.
3. (Biol.)
Definition: To supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
