overspecialize

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o·ver·spe·cial·ize (

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intr.v. o·ver·spe·cial·ized, o·ver·spe·cial·iz·ing, o·ver·spe·cial·iz·es

To specialize to an extreme degree.

over·special·i·zation (-sp

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n) n.

over·special·ized adj.

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Verb

overspecialize - become overly specialized; "She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian"

overspecialise

specialize, narrow down, narrow, specialise - become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history"

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narrow narrow down overspecialise specialise specialize			At large firms, there is a trend to overspecialize, and the work is often done by inexperienced younger associates. Recession should spur executives to act on litigation risk management by Anderson, Peter; Terpening, William; Horn, Carl, III; Taylor, Nathan / Business North Carolina The rigors of the tenure process also encourage young academics to overspecialize, producing work whose scholarly value is marginal at best (who benefits from those papers on "Anality in Little Dorrit" and "Jungian archetypes in Bewitched"? The Velvet Prison by WORTH, ROBERT / Washington Monthly Market pressures are working against physicians who overspecialize. All in the family practice; ClintonCare's medical-specialty quotas by Hood, John / Reason			oversize oversize(d) oversized oversized cargo Overskip overskirt overslaugh oversleep oversleeve Overslide Overslip Overslop Overslow Oversman Oversnow oversold Oversold market oversolicitous Oversoon Oversorrow oversoul Oversow Overspan Overspeak overspecialise overspecialize overspend overspending overspill Overspin overspread Overspring overstaff overstaffed overstaffing Overstand Overstare overstate overstated overstatement overstay overstayer oversteer overstep overstock Overstore overstory overstrain Overstraitly Overstraw overstress			oversleeves overslept Overslide Overslip Overslop Overslow Oversman Oversman Oversnow oversold oversold oversold Oversold market oversolicitous oversolicitude Oversoon Oversorrow oversoul Oversow Overspan Overspeak overspecialisation overspecialise overspecialised overspecialises overspecialising overspecialization overspecialize overspecialized overspecializes overspecializing Overspeed Overspeed Overspeed (aircraft) Overspeed Governor Overspeed Governor overspend overspend overspender overspender overspending overspending overspends overspends overspent overspent overspill Overspill Routing in Optical Networks overspilled overspilling overspills overspilt Overspin Overspin overspread overspread overspreading overspreading

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