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cospecialize

cospecialize verb: to specialize jointly.

Verb

cospecialize (third-person singular simple present cospecializes, present participle cospecializing, simple past and past participle cospecialized)

  1. To specialize jointly.
    • Because the simultaneous transfer of pollen and gathering of food are extremely important activities for the survival of the plant and the pollinator, respectively, evolution has tended to cospecialize their roles.1984, Kenneth D. Johnson, David Rayle, Lee Wedberg, Biology: An Introduction, page 241

Forms of cospecialize

third-person singular presentcospecializes
present participlecospecializing
past participlecospecialized
pastcospecialized

Origin of cospecialize

From co- + specialize.

Questions about cospecialize

What does cospecialize mean?
Cospecialize means to specialize jointly.
What part of speech is cospecialize?
Cospecialize is a verb.
What is the past tense of cospecialize?
The past tense of cospecialize is cospecialized.

Words near cospecialize in the dictionary

  1. cosp
  2. cospan
  3. cospans
  4. cospatial
  5. cospatially
  6. cospecialize
  7. cospecialized
  8. cospecializes
  9. cospecializing
  10. cospeciate
  11. cospeciated

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