"professionalization" meaning in English

See professionalization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɹəˌfɛʃn̩əlʌɪˈzeɪʃən/ [UK] Forms: professionalizations [plural], professionalisation [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English professional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English professionalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English professionalization From professionalize + -ation. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|professionalize|-ation|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English professional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English professionalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English professionalization [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-id-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-idyéti", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-íďďō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐ́ζω", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-izō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-iser", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isen", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "professionalize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-tiHō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-Hō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ātiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ation", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-acioun", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ation", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "professionalization", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="professionalization"> From professionalize + -ation. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} professionalization (countable and uncountable, plural professionalizations)
  1. The act or process of professionalizing, or becoming professional. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: deprofessionalization, unprofessionalization Translations (act pr process): professionalització [feminine] (Catalan), ammatillistuminen (Finnish), ammattimaistuminen (Finnish), professionaalistuminen (Finnish), professionnalisation [feminine] (French), profesionalización [feminine] (Galician), Professionalisierung [feminine] (German), επαγγελματοποίηση (epangelmatopoíisi) (Greek), professionalizzazione [feminine] (Italian), profissionalização [feminine] (Portuguese), profesionalizácia (Slovak), profesionalización [feminine] (Spanish), professionalisering [common-gender] (Swedish)

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  "pos": "noun",
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          "date": "from 20th c.",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Slovak translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
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          "ref": "2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin, published 2013, page 64:",
          "text": "Their relative success formalized the idea of law enforcement for payment, and helped accelerate the professionalization of policing.",
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    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "act pr process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "professionalització"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "act pr process",
      "word": "ammatillistuminen"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "act pr process",
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      "sense": "act pr process",
      "word": "professionaalistuminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "act pr process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "professionnalisation"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
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      "sense": "act pr process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "profesionalización"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "act pr process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Professionalisierung"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "epangelmatopoíisi",
      "sense": "act pr process",
      "word": "επαγγελματοποίηση"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "act pr process",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "professionalizzazione"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "act pr process",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "profissionalização"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "act pr process",
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "act pr process",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "profesionalización"
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      "code": "sv",
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