professionalize

English

Alternative forms

• professionalise

Etymology

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.

Antonyms

• unprofessionalize
• deprofessionalize

Related terms

• professionalization

Translations

make something professional

• Catalan: professionalitzar (ca)
• French: professionnaliser (fr)
• Galician: profesionalizar
• German: professionalisieren (de)
• Italian: professionalizzare (it)
• Portuguese: profissionalizar (pt)
• Slovak: profesionalizovať
• Spanish: profesionalizar (es)