professionalize
verb
pro·fes·sion·al·ize
prə-ˈfesh-nə-ˌlīz 
-ˈfe-shə-nə-ˌlīz
professionalized; professionalizing
: to give a professional character to
Examples of professionalize in a Sentence
The country is professionalizing the military.
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This, however, is not true of US Skimo, which has been rapidly professionalizing as a governing body since the sport was announced as a future Winter Olympic event back in 2021.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
That is like going back to the first principles of all of this stuff, the way that humans did it before it was professionalized.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
In an era of increasingly professionalizing youth sports, where young athletes are pushed to specialize in one thing at an early age, and families spend thousands of dollars on private clubs and clinics, Smith proves there’s another way to do things.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Once a niche European endeavor, skimo has become increasingly professionalized over the last decade.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
That is like going back to the first principles of all of this stuff, the way that humans did it before it was professionalized.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
In an era of increasingly professionalizing youth sports, where young athletes are pushed to specialize in one thing at an early age, and families spend thousands of dollars on private clubs and clinics, Smith proves there’s another way to do things.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Once a niche European endeavor, skimo has become increasingly professionalized over the last decade.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
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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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