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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As Burke moves to professionalize the office and return it to its primary mission of advocating for victims of crime, look for people to find ways to undermine her.
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Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
But the founders are sensitive to the criticisms of the platform and the need to further professionalize the operation in line with its rapid growth and newfound prominence.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
This general deficiency will persist so long as there is no government-wide effort to professionalize crisis management, including, for instance, adopting the methods to minimize psychological and institutional biases that Weber highlights in her essay.
—Paul B. Stares, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2020
Hertz and friends professionalized their own fire-defense abilities, forming eight fire brigades that trained and worked with the L.A. County Fire Department.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
But the founders are sensitive to the criticisms of the platform and the need to further professionalize the operation in line with its rapid growth and newfound prominence.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
This general deficiency will persist so long as there is no government-wide effort to professionalize crisis management, including, for instance, adopting the methods to minimize psychological and institutional biases that Weber highlights in her essay.
—Paul B. Stares, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2020
Hertz and friends professionalized their own fire-defense abilities, forming eight fire brigades that trained and worked with the L.A. County Fire Department.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Professionalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professionalize. Accessed 9 Mar. 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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