professionizev.
/prəˈfɛʃn̩ʌɪz/, /prəˈfɛʃənʌɪz/, U.S. /prəˈfɛʃəˌnaɪz/, /proʊˈfɛʃəˌnaɪz/ rare.
1. intransitive. To follow or exercise a profession; (also) to become a profession. Cf. professionalize v. 2.
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society > occupation and work > working > [verb (intransitive)] > work at a profession
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society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > make one's profession
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1858 [see professionizing adj. at Derivatives].
1990 Contemp. Sociol. 19 453/2 Medicine began to self-consciously professionize.
2. transitive. To turn (an activity) into a profession; to make professional. Cf. professionalize v. 1.
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1920 Brit. Weekly & Christian World 23 Sept. 14/1 They professionized the study and diverted literature from its true and best purpose.
2001 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 23 Oct. 29 This new watchdog group..will make our investigations into anomalies more scientific, and in general, it will professionize our investigations.
Derivatives
proˈfessionizing adj.
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1858 W. Johnson Ionica 63 Professionizing moral men Thenceforth admire what pleased them then.
1999 D. Depew & R. Hollinger Pragmatism 14 What was at stake in the protracted quarrels between realists and pragmatists..was nothing less than the status of philosophy as a respectable profession in a rapidly professionizing academy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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