# especializar
## Galician
### Etymology

From especial +‎ -izar.

### Verb

especializar (first-person singular present especializo, first-person singular preterite especialicei, past participle especializado) especializar (first-person singular present especializo, first-person singular preterite especializei, past participle especializado, reintegrationist norm)
* to specialize (make distinct or separate)
* (intransitive, usually pronominal) to specialize (become distinct or separate)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* especial
* especialidade
* especialismo
* especialista
* especialización
* especializado
* específico

## Occitan
### Etymology

From especial +‎ -izar.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Béarn):(file)

### Verb

especializar
* to specialize

#### Derived terms

* especializacion

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From especial (“special”) +‎ -izar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /is.pe.si.a.liˈza(ʁ)/ [is.pe.sɪ.a.liˈza(h)], (faster pronunciation) /is.pe.sja.liˈza(ʁ)/ [is.pe.sja.liˈza(h)], /es.pe.si.a.liˈza(ʁ)/ [es.pe.sɪ.a.liˈza(h)], (faster pronunciation) /es.pe.sja.liˈza(ʁ)/ [es.pe.sja.liˈza(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /is.pe.si.a.liˈza(ʁ)/ [is.pe.sɪ.a.liˈza(h)], (faster pronunciation) /is.pe.sja.liˈza(ʁ)/ [is.pe.sja.liˈza(h)], /es.pe.si.a.liˈza(ʁ)/ [es.pe.sɪ.a.liˈza(h)], (faster pronunciation) /es.pe.sja.liˈza(ʁ)/ [es.pe.sja.liˈza(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /is.pe.si.a.liˈza(ɾ)/ [is.pe.sɪ.a.liˈza(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /is.pe.sja.liˈza(ɾ)/, /es.pe.si.a.liˈza(ɾ)/ [es.pe.sɪ.a.liˈza(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /es.pe.sja.liˈza(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃ.pe.si.a.liˈza(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pe.sɪ.a.liˈza(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /iʃ.pe.sja.liˈza(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pe.sja.liˈza(χ)], /eʃ.pe.si.a.liˈza(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pe.sɪ.a.liˈza(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /eʃ.pe.sja.liˈza(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pe.sja.liˈza(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /es.pe.si.a.liˈza(ɻ)/ [es.pe.sɪ.a.liˈza(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /es.pe.sja.liˈza(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃ.pɨ.sjɐ.liˈzaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃ.pɨ.sjɐ.liˈzaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃ.pɨ.sjɐ.liˈza.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ci‧a‧li‧zar

### Verb

especializar (first-person singular present especializo, first-person singular preterite especializei, past participle especializado)
* (transitive) to make specialized (highly skilled in a specific field)
* (transitive) to specify (mention specifically)
    Synonym: particularizar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:especializar.

#### Related terms

* especial
* especialidade
* especialismo
* especialista
* especialização
* especializado
* específico

### Further reading

* “especializar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “especializar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “especializar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “especializar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “especializar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “especializar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From especial +‎ -izar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /espeθjaliˈθaɾ/ [es.pe.θja.liˈθaɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /espesjaliˈsaɾ/ [es.pe.sja.liˈsaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: es‧pe‧cia‧li‧zar

### Verb

especializar (first-person singular present especializo, first-person singular preterite especialicé, past participle especializado)
* (transitive) to specialize (make distinct or separate)
* (intransitive, usually pronominal) to specialize (become distinct or separate)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* especial
* especialidad
* especialismo
* especialista
* especialización
* especializado
* específico

### Further reading

* “especializar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10