overspecialize

verb
/ˌəʊvəˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/UK/ˌoʊvɚˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/US

Etymology

From over- + specialize.

  1. derived from speciālis
  2. derived from especial
  3. inherited from *special
  4. suffixed as specialize — “special + ize
  5. prefixed as overspecialize — “over + specialize

Definitions

  1. To specialize to an excessive degree.

    • The tendency to overspecialize is also noticeable in the county. Some farmers are growing fruit to the exclusion of all other crops; some carry the practice a step further and grow only peaches.
    • Still, Winn is a savvy observer of intellectual politics, ably dissecting the economic and administrative incentives that encourage academics to overspecialize.

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