professionalize

verb pro·fes·sion·al·ize \ prə-ˈfesh-nə-ˌlīz , -ˈfe-shə-nə-ˌlīz \

|Updated on: 30 May 2018

Examples: professionalize in a Sentence

Definition of professionalize

professionalized; professionalizing

transitive verb

: to give a professional character to

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professionalization

play \prə-ˌfesh-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən, -ˌfe-shə-nə-lə-\ noun

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Examples of professionalize in a Sentence

The country is professionalizing the military.

Recent Examples of professionalize from the Web

Pompeo also promised to continue the department's efforts to train and professionalize the Haiti National Police.

— jacqueline charles, miamiherald, "Illegal Dominican goods cost Haiti $400 million a year. U.S. lawmakers want crackdown | Miami Herald," 25 Apr. 2018
Since that debate in the early 2000s, the party has welcomed capitalists to join its ranks, experimented with political reforms to professionalize the civil service and allowed an expansion of civil society—eroding the party’s dominance.

— chun han wong, WSJ, "Xi Capitalizes on Marx’s Legacy to Rally China Around Communist Party," 7 May 2018
The boxes: Large door-to-door balikbayan box companies like Atlas, LBC, and Starkargo have professionalized the practice of sending balikbayan boxes via shipping container or airmail.

— frank shyong, latimes.com, "These boxes are a billion-dollar industry of homesickness for Filipinos overseas," 28 Apr. 2018
The interviews show that 15 months after taking office, the Trump administration is still struggling to professionalize its nomination process to ensure vetting is taken seriously and lawmakers on Capitol Hill are prepared for any surprises.

— juana summers, CNN, "Inside the dramatic collapse of Ronny Jackson's bid to lead the VA," 26 Apr. 2018
Other paths—especially professionalized, artistic ones—were possible, but extremely hard-won.

— joe fassler, The Atlantic, "How Gabriel García Márquez Created a World in a Sentence," 24 Apr. 2018
Russia questioned why the designation is needed as part of a resolution that is supposed to be aimed at assisting the Haitian government with professionalizing its national police, monitoring human rights and strengthening its justice system.

— jacqueline charles, miamiherald, "U.N. mission in Haiti extended for another year by Security Council | Miami Herald," 10 Apr. 2018
Librarians and architects were already at odds in the late nineteenth century, when librarianship and architectural practice were being professionalized.

— constance grady, Vox, "Apparently there is a longstanding and vicious feud between architects and librarians," 7 Apr. 2018
But Krafcik, who joined Waymo in 2015, professionalized and sped up the research-heavy effort.

— carolyn said, San Francisco Chronicle, "Waymo starts to eclipse Uber in race to self-driving taxis," 30 Mar. 2018

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