special skill, knowledge, or judgment; expertness
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•per•tise1
(ek′spər tēz′),USA pronunciation n.
ex•pert•ise2 (ek′spər tīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -ised, -ising. [Chiefly Brit.]
- expert skill or knowledge;
expertness;
know-how:business expertise. - a written opinion by an expert, as concerning the authenticity or value of a work of art, manuscript, etc.
- French: survey, report (made by experts); -ise taken as an abstract noun, nominal suffix. See expert, -ise2
- 1865–70
ex•pert•ise2 (ek′spər tīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -ised, -ising. [Chiefly Brit.]
- British Termsexpertize.
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ex•pert•ize
(ek′spər tīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -ized, -iz•ing.
- to study or investigate as an expert.
- expert + -ize 1885–90
'expertise' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
amateurish
- artist
- assessor
- authority
- baby
- belt
- black belt
- charlatan
- command
- dan
- escalate
- ess
- expertize
- horse
- idiot
- know-how
- mastery
- money
- multi-skilled
- multidisciplinary
- predict
- terotechnology
- turf