Overspecialize

/ˌəʊvəˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/ verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To specialize to an excessive degree.

    "The tendency to overspecialize is also noticeable in the county. Some farmers are growing fruit to the exclusion of all other crops; some carry the practice a step further and grow only peaches."

  2. 2
    become overly specialized wordnet

Synonyms

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bias data selectionexcessively specializenarrow samplingnarrow the curriculumover specializeover specialize in topics

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"The tendency to overspecialize is also noticeable in the county. Some farmers are growing fruit to the exclusion of all other crops; some carry the practice a step further and grow only peaches."

Etymology

From over- + specialize.

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