despecialize

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verb

To make no longer specialized; to make generally applicable or accessible.

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Meanings

verbdespecialize (third-person singular simple present despecializes, present participle despecializing, simple past and past participle despecialized)

present singular third person despecializes · participle present despecializing · participle past despecialized · past despecialized

  1. transitiveTo make no longer specialized; to make generally applicable or accessible.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
unspecialize

Origin

From de- + specialize.

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Cite this entry
APA

despecialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despecialize

MLA

“despecialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despecialize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despecialize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despecialize.

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