Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make professional.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To render professional.
- To become professional; behave or proceed in a professional manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To make something
professional
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make professional or give a professional character to
- verb become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
Etymologies
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Examples
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If you "professionalize" KMHD, it won't be the same.
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In an unusual invitation this month, top executives from the two biggest lenders in the country, Banco Santander SA and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, said they would welcome the arrival of foreign banks to Spain because that would help "professionalize" the sector.
Spain Unbowed on Cajas Christopher Bjork 2011
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If we are going to "professionalize" our government, we are going to need news sources that help us learn what a truly "professional" political leader should know, what kind of character they should have, and whether those who are best known right now are really the best America has to offer.
Wall Street, Nuclear Weapons, MLK Jr., and the Road From Ruin 2010
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The international FHM team working here today, three American women facilitating the work of a Haitian ob-gyn doctor and locally hired staff, pointed out that the goal isn't to "professionalize" the midwife workforce per se -- these birth attendants are primarily trained through an apprenticeship system -- but rather to see how their practices differ from internationally recognized standards facilitating births outside of a hospital system.
Michelle Chen: Six Months On, Haitian Moms Still Need Health Care 2010
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The myth that poets and writers attend MFA programs to "professionalize" themselves -- to get "credentialed" -- has been proven false.
Seth Abramson: Six Myths About the Creative Writing Master of Fine Arts 2010
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Sen. Johnston, the bill's sponsor, said the legislation will help "professionalize" teaching by tying evaluations to student performance.
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If we are going to "professionalize" our government, we are going to need news sources that help us learn what a truly "professional" political leader should know, what kind of character they should have, and whether those who are best known right now are really the best America has to offer.
Steven G. Brant: Wall Street, Nuclear Weapons, MLK Jr., and the Road From Ruin 2010
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The myth that poets and writers attend MFA programs to "professionalize" themselves -- to get "credentialed" -- has been proven false.
Seth Abramson: Six Myths About the Creative Writing Master of Fine Arts 2010
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And by the way, the commissioner has previously told me he'd like to eventually "professionalize" the PIO office, but that hasn't happened yet.
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With the US happy to leave the now quiet Sadr-controlled areas alone, al-Sadr used the lull to "professionalize" his militia.
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