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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.
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Also especially British, de·pro·fes·sion·al·ise.

Origin of deprofessionalize

First recorded in 1880–85; de- + professionalize
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