professionalize

professionalize

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English professional
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English professionalize

    From professional + -ize.

    Verb

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

    1. To make something professional
    2. To advance an occupation to the level of a profession.

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