specialise
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～ suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research"; "this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches"
specialize
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～ suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research"; "this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches"
specialize
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～ be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"
specialize
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～ devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This baker specializes in French bread"
specialize
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～ evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
specialize
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～ become more focused on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history"
speciate
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～ evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
specify
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～ decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
specify
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～ define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
specify
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～ select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
specify
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～ be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"
specify
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～ determine the essential quality of
specify
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～ specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"
specify
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～ design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
speck
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～ produce specks in or on; "speck the cloth"
speckle
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～ produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees"
speckle
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～ mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots"
spectate
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～ be a spectator in a sports event
speculate
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～ talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"
speculate
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～ invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"