Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deprofessionalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-pro-fes-sion-al-ize
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make something non-professional; to reduce from the rank of profession.

Etymology

From de- + professionalize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

deprofessionalizes (present, singular) deprofessionalizing (participle, present) deprofessionalized (participle, past) deprofessionalized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

deprofessionalization

Antonyms

professionalize

Questions

What does deprofessionalize mean?
To make something non-professional; to reduce from the rank of profession.
Where does deprofessionalize come from?
From de- + professionalize.

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