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professionalize
[ pruh-fesh-uh-nl-ahyz ]
verb (used with object)
professionalized, professionalizing.
- to give a professional character or status to; make into or establish as a profession.
verb (used without object)
professionalized, professionalizing.
- to become professional.
professionalize
/ əˈɛʃəəˌɪ /
verb
- tr to impose a professional structure or status on (something)
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Derived Forms
- ˌڱDzԲˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms
- ·ڱsDz·· noun
- ·ڱȴDz···tDz noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of professionalize1
First recorded in 1855–60; professional + -ize
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“These are highly professionalized individuals with a lot of experience in bargaining and conflict negotiation.”
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“ I don’t want to have happen is this to become a full-time job and become professionalized,” Horvitz insists.
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The strategy is built on professionalizing law enforcement and implementing the sorts of data-driven and community policing models used in many U.S. cities.
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The city has for years sought to professionalize the ranks of interventionists, providing new oversight and training.
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Abroad, the Women’s Super League did not become fully professionalized until 2018.
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