"especialize" meaning in English

See especialize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: especializes [present, singular, third-person], especializing [participle, present], especialized [participle, past], especialized [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} especialize (third-person singular simple present especializes, present participle especializing, simple past and past participle especialized)
  1. (nonstandard, non-native speakers' English, especially in India) Misconstruction of specialize. Tags: alt-of, especially, misconstruction, nonstandard Alternative form of: specialize

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