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