deprofessionalize

[ dee-pruh-fesh-uh-nl-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·pro·fes·sion·al·ized, de·pro·fes·sion·al·iz·ing.

1. to remove from professional control, influence, manipulation, etc.
2. to cause to appear or become unprofessional; discredit or deprive of professional status:

   a campaign to deprofessionalize the nation's doctors.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deprofessionalize¹

First recorded in 1880–85; de- + professionalize