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What is the verb for special?

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specialize
  1. To make distinct or separate, particularly:
    1. (obsolete, intransitive) To go into specific details.
    2. (rare, transitive) To specify: to mention specifically.
    3. (uncommon, transitive) To narrow in scope.
    4. (biology) To make distinct or separate in form or function.
  2. (intransitive) To become distinct or separate, particularly:
    1. To focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre.
    2. To focus one's business upon a particular item or service.
    3. (pejorative) To be known or notorious for some specialty.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Very few teachers in this study were permitted to specialize exclusively in teaching.”
      “In medical school, the field I chose to specialize in, primary critical care, aligned with the training I had in engineering.”
      “Some firms use freight forwarders who specialize in handling all export documentation.”
specialise
  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of specialize.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Anaesthetists are medical doctors who specialise in the field of anaesthesia.”
      “While the Americans were meant to specialise in Sigint, the British concentrated on Humint.”
      “Another alternative would be to invest in a unit or investment trust that specialise in property.”
special
  1. (nursing) To supervise a patient one-on-one.
specialised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of specialise
specialized
especialize
  1. (nonstandard, India) specialize
specialises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of specialise
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “That is why, for the past 10 years, McLeod has watched his firm, which specialises in manufacturing shop blinds and awnings, flourish.”
      “It is a good idea to consult an architect who specialises in listed buildings.”
      “London-based CIT specialises in property acquisition, asset management and development.”
specializes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of specialize
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “But the government tags the group as a gang of bandits that specializes in kidnappings.”
      “Joining a gardening group or web ring that specializes in desert gardening will provide additional resources for specific problems.”
      “And unlike the joint in Indy where boxing was a no-no, the jail in Cali specializes in fights between hardened criminals.”
specialed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of special
specialled
  1. simple past tense and past participle of special
specialising
  1. present participle of specialise
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “From there she went to the National Film and Television School, specialising in cinematography and direction.”
      “They started out playing in a heavy-metal band in Mexico City, then turned acoustic, specialising in jazz, Spanish and Latin styles.”
      “Your assets are seized and managed by an accountant specialising in insolvency.”
specializing
  1. present participle of specialize
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “For the thirsty, there are stalls specializing in freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices, papaya milk shakes and cold teas.”
      “He was Russia's most renowned investigative reporter, specializing in abuse and corruption by a system that could produce little else.”
      “His firm engineers telephone system infrastructure, specializing in the cellular telephone industry.”
specialing
  1. present participle of special
  2. Examples:
    1. “We have not sent our pupils out on private duty except a very few times, but they have an unusual amount of specialing to do inside.”
specialling
  1. present participle of special
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