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Definition of professionalize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

professionalize

verb

NAmE//prəˈfɛʃənəˌlaɪz//

[usually passive] professionalize somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they professionalize

he / she / it professionalizes

past simple professionalized

-ing form professionalizing

to make an activity more professional, for example by paying people who take part in it

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professionalization

NAmE//prəˌfɛʃənələˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable] the increasing professionalization of sportsSee professionalize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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