specialize: Meaning and Definition of

spe•cial•ize

1. to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.
2. (of an organism or one of its organs) to be adapted to a special function or environment.

1. to render special or specific; invest with a special character, function, etc.
2. to adapt to special conditions; restrict to specific limits.
3. to restrict payment of (a negotiable instrument) by endorsing over to a specific payee.
4. to specify; particularize.