English verb: professionalize |
1. | professionalize (change) become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood |
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| Synonyms | professionalise |
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | change |
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| Verb group | professionalise, professionalize |
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2. | professionalize (change) make professional or give a professional character to |
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| Samples | Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs.
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| Synonyms | professionalise |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify |
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| Verb group | professionalise, professionalize |
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