professionalization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɹəˌfɛʃn̩əlʌɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English professional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English professionalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English professionalization From professionalize + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or process of professionalizing, or becoming professional.
Their relative success formalized the idea of law enforcement for payment, and helped accelerate the professionalization of policing.
2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin, published 2013, page 64:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| professionalisation | alternative | lexicographic | |
| professionalizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unprofessionalization · deprofessionalization
Translations (26)
ca professionalització (act pr process) · de Professionalisierung (act pr process) · bg професионализа́ция (act pr process) · gl profesionalización (act pr process) · it professionalizzazione (act pr process) · pt profissionalização (act pr process) · el επαγγελματοποίηση (act pr process) · fi ammattimaistuminen (act pr process) · cy proffesiynoliad (act pr process) · hu professzionalizáció (act pr process) · es profesionalización (act pr process) · ru профессионализация (act pr process) · uk професіоналізація (act pr process) · eo profesionaligo (act pr process) · fr professionnalisation (act pr process) · nl professionalisatie (act pr process) · sq profesionalizimi (act pr process) · no profesjonalisering (act pr process) · pl profesjonalizacja (act pr process) · sv professionalisering (act pr process) · sk profesionalizácia (act pr process) · fi professionaalistuminen (act pr process) · eo profesiigo (act pr process) · fi ammatillistuminen (act pr process) · nl professionalisering (act pr process) · be прафесіяналізацыя (act pr process)