PROFESSIONALIZE

professionalize, professionalise

(verb) make professional or give a professional character to; “Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs”

professionalize, professionalise

(verb) become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

professionalize (third-person singular simple present professionalizes, present participle professionalizing, simple past and past participle professionalized)

To make something professional

To advance an occupation to the level of a profession.

Antonyms

• unprofessionalize

• deprofessionalize

Source: Wiktionary



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