"professionalize" meaning in English

See professionalize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: professionalizes [present, singular, third-person], professionalizing [participle, present], professionalized [participle, past], professionalized [past], professionalise [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 From professional + -ize. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|professional|-ize|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 [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" }" data-lang="en" data-title="professionalize"> From professional + -ize. Head templates: {{en-verb}} professionalize (third-person singular simple present professionalizes, present participle professionalizing, simple past and past participle professionalized)
  1. To make something professional Translations (make something professional): professionalitzar (Catalan), professionnaliser (French), profesionalizar (Galician), professionalisieren (German), professionalizzare (Italian), profissionalizar (Portuguese), profesionalizovať (Slovak), profesionalizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-professionalize-en-verb-lrQFaKiw Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'make something professional': 97 3
  2. To advance an occupation to the level of a profession.
    Sense id: en-professionalize-en-verb-0~4w~8JP Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: professionalizer, reprofessionalize Related terms: professionalization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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