professionalize
verb
pro·fes·sion·al·ize
prə-ˈfesh-nə-ˌlīz 
-ˈfe-shə-nə-ˌlīz
professionalized; professionalizing
: to give a professional character to
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The country is professionalizing the military.
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Eleanor Roosevelt first professionalized the office there, and in 1977, Rosalynn Carter started the tradition of the office of the first lady being located in the wing, alongside the White House social secretary.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Also, influencer content is getting really professionalized, and if AI is coming for them, what’s to stop it from coming for a host of other programming that exists in Hollywood’s middle class?
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The latest preparations show the organizers are becoming increasingly professionalized and structured as their movement continues to grow.
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At the same time, scholarly knowledge was becoming more specialized and professionalized.
—Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Also, influencer content is getting really professionalized, and if AI is coming for them, what’s to stop it from coming for a host of other programming that exists in Hollywood’s middle class?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
The latest preparations show the organizers are becoming increasingly professionalized and structured as their movement continues to grow.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
At the same time, scholarly knowledge was becoming more specialized and professionalized.
—Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Professionalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professionalize. Accessed 30 Oct. 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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