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overspecialize

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14 lettersPronunciation /ˌəʊvəˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/Part of speech verbSorted aceeeiiloprsvzStarts with OEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. become overly specialized

Word origin

From over- + specialize.

Used in a sentence

  • The tendency to overspecialize is also noticeable in the county. Some farmers are growing fruit to the exclusion of all other crops; some carry the practice a step further and grow only peaches.
  • Still, Winn is a savvy observer of intellectual politics, ably dissecting the economic and administrative incentives that encourage academics to overspecialize.

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