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Definition of professionalize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

professionalize

verb
 
/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪz/
 
/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪz/
(British English also professionalise)
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they professionalize
 
/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪz/
 
/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪz/
he / she / it professionalizes
 
/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzɪz/
 
/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzɪz/
past simple professionalized
 
/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzd/
 
/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzd/
past participle professionalized
 
/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzd/
 
/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzd/
-ing form professionalizing
 
/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. professionalize something to make an activity more professional, for example by paying people who take part in it
See professionalize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
indeed
adverb
 
 
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