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hyperspecialize

hyperspecialize verb: to become extremely specialized.

Verb

hyperspecialize (third-person singular simple present hyperspecializes, present participle hyperspecializing, simple past and past participle hyperspecialized)

  1. (intransitive) To become extremely specialized.

Forms of hyperspecialize

third-person singular presenthyperspecializes
present participlehyperspecializing
past participlehyperspecialized
pasthyperspecialized

Origin of hyperspecialize

From hyper- + specialize.

Questions about hyperspecialize

What does hyperspecialize mean?
Hyperspecialize means to become extremely specialized.
What part of speech is hyperspecialize?
Hyperspecialize is a verb.
What is the past tense of hyperspecialize?
The past tense of hyperspecialize is hyperspecialized.

Words near hyperspecialize in the dictionary

  1. hyperspecial
  2. hyperspecialist
  3. hyperspecialists
  4. hyperspecialization
  5. hyperspecializations
  6. hyperspecialize
  7. hyperspecialized
  8. hyperspecializes
  9. hyperspecializing
  10. hyperspecific
  11. hyperspecificity

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