professionalize
verb/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪz/
/prəˈfeʃənəlaɪz/
(British English also professionalise)
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they professionalize | /prəˈfeʃənəlaɪz/ /prəˈfeʃənəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it professionalizes | /prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzɪz/ /prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple professionalized | /prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzd/ /prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle professionalized | /prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzd/ /prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form professionalizing | /prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzɪŋ/ /prəˈfeʃənəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- professionalize something to make an activity more professional, for example by paying people who take part in it
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