professionalize en · VERB
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 From professional + -ize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To make something professional.
- (transitive) To advance an occupation to the level of a profession.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| professionalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| professionalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| professionalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| professionalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| professionalise | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
deprofessionalize · unprofessionalize
Deriveds
professionalizer · reprofessionalize
Relateds
Translations (23)
da professionalisere (make something professional) · eo profesiigi (make something professional) · ro profesionaliza (make something professional) · ru профессионализи́ровать (make something professional) · de professionalisieren (make something professional) · it professionalizzare (make something professional) · cs profesionalizovat (make something professional) · no profesjonalisere (make something professional) · es profesionalizar (make something professional) · ru профессионализова́ть (make something professional) · sv professionalisera (make something professional) · cy proffesiynoli (make something professional) · sk profesionalizovať (make something professional) · fi ammatillistaa (make something professional) · pl profesjonalizować (make something professional) · gl profesionalizar (make something professional) · ca professionalitzar (make something professional) · be прафесіяналізава́ць (make something professional) · bg професионализирам (make something professional) · uk професіоналізува́ти (make something professional) · fr professionnaliser (make something professional) · nl professionaliseren (make something professional) · pt profissionalizar (make something professional)