verb
Meaning 1
To make something professional.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
professionalize
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Sound
Pronunciation
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verb
Meaning 2
To advance an occupation to the level of a profession.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
make professional or give a professional character to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: professionalise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
verb
Meaning 4
become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: professionalise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change
History
Etymology
Etymology tree 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.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: professionalitzar — make something professional
- French: professionnaliser — make something professional
- Galician: profesionalizar — make something professional
- German: professionalisieren — make something professional
- Italian: professionalizzare — make something professional
- Portuguese: profissionalizar — make something professional
- Slovak: profesionalizovať — make something professional
- Spanish: profesionalizar — make something professional