"overspecialise" meaning in All languages combined

See overspecialise on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overspecialises [present, singular, third-person], overspecialising [participle, present], overspecialised [participle, past], overspecialised [past]
Etymology: over- + specialise Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|specialise}} over- + specialise Head templates: {{en-verb}} overspecialise (third-person singular simple present overspecialises, present participle overspecialising, simple past and past participle overspecialised)
  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of overspecialize. Tags: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: overspecialize
    Sense id: en-overspecialise-en-verb-q2Eb1bOM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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