professionalize
verb
pro·fes·sion·al·ize
prə-ˈfesh-nə-ˌlīz 
-ˈfe-shə-nə-ˌlīz
professionalized; professionalizing
: to give a professional character to
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The country is professionalizing the military.
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Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Back then, in the early 1980s, the drug trade was different, not as professionalized.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
The following year, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation professionalized the preexisting National Women’s League, now D1 Féminin, beginning with the 2021 season.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 27 July 2025
In February 2022, shortly after the release of a state audit that found San Diego County jails had the highest mortality rate in California, a group of civil rights attorneys joined the case and professionalized the allegations.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025
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Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Back then, in the early 1980s, the drug trade was different, not as professionalized.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
The following year, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation professionalized the preexisting National Women’s League, now D1 Féminin, beginning with the 2021 season.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 27 July 2025
In February 2022, shortly after the release of a state audit that found San Diego County jails had the highest mortality rate in California, a group of civil rights attorneys joined the case and professionalized the allegations.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025
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“Professionalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professionalize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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professionalize
verb
pro·fes·sion·al·ize
prə-ˈfesh-nəl-ˌīz
-ən-ᵊl-
professionalized; professionalizing
: to give a professional nature to
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