Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

specialise

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
spe-cialise
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of specialize.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English especial English special English -ise English specialise From special + -ise.

Usage

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Questions

What does specialise mean?
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of specialize.
Where does specialise come from?
Etymology tree Middle English especial English special English -ise English specialise From special + -ise.

How to pronounce specialise

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