English verb: overspecialise | |||
1. | overspecialise (change) become overly specialized | ||
Samples | She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian. | ||
Synonyms | overspecialize | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | narrow, narrow down, specialise, specialize | ||