Word: overspecialized
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
ver
spe
cia
lized
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of overspecialize; become overly specialized
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: special
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: speciō
Language: la
Decoded: specio
Meaning: see
Affix: -iēs
Language: la
Decoded: -ies
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form an abstract noun, usually from an adjective stem.
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
Meaning: -al
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.