professionalize

Other forms: professionalized; professionalizing; professionalizes

Definitions of professionalize
  1. verb
    become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
    synonyms: professionalise
    professionalise
    make professional or give a professional character to
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    type of:
    change
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  2. 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”
    synonyms: professionalise
    professionalise
    become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
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    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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