professionalize
verb (used with object)
to give a professional character or status to; make into or establish as a profession.
professionalise
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a variation of
professionalize.
Example Sentences
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While the WFA had relied largely on volunteers, the FA had the resources and finances to develop and professionalise operations.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Band Wagon helped professionalise Park Street's nightlife, turning its "watering holes" into platforms for emerging local talent.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
"It links Zhang and Liu's investigations as part of the efforts to professionalise the military and make it leaner to be effective to win wars," Lim told AFP.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Plans to professionalise the division, the elite league in the UK, were announced in 2023.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
He just concentrated on how to sabotage my attempts to professionalise the newspaper.
From Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various
