specialized

English

Alternative forms

• specialised (non-Oxford British English)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

specialized (comparative more specialized, superlative most specialized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

1. Highly skilled in, or specifically adapted to, a specific field.
   • 2024 November 18, Stephen Collinson, “Trump doubles down on provocative Cabinet picks as their fates hang in the balance”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Each of the most provocative selections is facing criticism that they lack the expertise and experience to run the vast, specialized bureaucracies that would be under their control.

Derived terms

• specialized municipality

Translations

specifically adapted to a specific field

• Belarusian: спецыялізава́ны (spjecyjalizavány)
• Czech: specializovaný (cs)
• Danish: specialiseret
• Dutch: gespecialiseerd (nl)
• Finnish: erikoistunut (fi)
• French: spécialisé (fr)
• German: spezialisiert (de)
• Polish: wyspecjalizowany (pl)
• Russian: специализи́рованный (ru) (specializírovannyj)
• Spanish: especializado (es)
• Swedish: specialiserad (sv)
• Ukrainian: спеціалізо́ваний (specializóvanyj)

Verb

specialized

1. simple past and past participle of specialize