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professionalize

/pɹəfˈɛʃənəlˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
pro-fes-sion-al-ize
IPA
/pɹəfˈɛʃənəlˌaɪz/
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make something professional.

Transitive verb

verb

To advance an occupation to the level of a profession.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English professional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English professionalize From professional + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

professionalizes (present, singular) professionalizing (participle, present) professionalized (participle, past) professionalized (past) professionalise (alternative)

Derived Forms

professionalizer reprofessionalize

Frequently Paired Words

professionalization

Synonyms

professionalise

Antonyms

deprofessionalize unprofessionalize

Questions

How do you pronounce professionalize?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəfˈɛʃənəlˌaɪz/.
What does professionalize mean?
To make something professional.
Where does professionalize come from?
Etymology tree English professional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English professionalize From professional + -ize.

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