deprofessionalize
[ dee-pruh-fesh-uh-nl-ahyz ]
/ ˌdi prəˈfɛʃ ə nlˌaɪz /
verb (used with object), de·pro·fes·sion·al·ized, de·pro·fes·sion·al·iz·ing.
to remove from professional control, influence, manipulation, etc.
to cause to appear or become unprofessional; discredit or deprive of professional status: a campaign to deprofessionalize the nation's doctors.
Nearby words
depretis, deprivation, deprivative, deprive, deprived, deprofessionalize, deprogram, deprogramme, depside, dept, dept.
Also especially British, de·pro·fes·sion·al·ise.
Origin of deprofessionalize
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