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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Christopher P. Scheitle, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
But the challenge is professionalizing it.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Back then, in the early 1980s, the drug trade was different, not as professionalized.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
The following year, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation professionalized the preexisting National Women’s League, now D1 Féminin, beginning with the 2021 season.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 27 July 2025
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“Professionalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professionalize. Accessed 14 Sep. 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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