professionalizing

prəˈfɛʃənəˌlaɪzɪŋ

Definition

Definition of professionalizing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

career

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the process of making something professional

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The professionalizing of the industry improved standards.

formalization

professionalization

act

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the act of giving a job a professional status

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The professionalizing of teaching has led to better education.

credentialing

professionalization

Adjective

improving

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making something more professional

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The company is professionalizing its customer service team.

enhancing

refining

upgrading

career

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giving a professional character

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The new policies are professionalizing the workplace environment.

businesslike

professional

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Origin of professionalizing

Latin, professio (declaration) + -ize (to make)

Examples of professionalizing in a sentence

Professionalizing the staff required extensive training.
Professionalizing nursing has improved patient care.
The professionalizing of the industry attracted more skilled workers.
They are professionalizing the training programs.
The new manager is professionalizing the office environment.
The training sessions are professionalizing the staff.

Her approach is professionalizing the entire team.

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French:professionnalisation, professionnalisant, ...
German:Professionalisierung, professioneller machen, ...
Italian:professionalizzazione, rendendo più professionale, ...
Spanish:profesionalización, profesionalizando, ...
Portuguese:profissionalização, profissionalizando, ...
Chinese:专业化过程, 职业化的, ...
Japanese:プロフェッショナル化, プロ化する, ...
Arabic:اِحْتِرَاف, مُتَّجِه نَحْو المِهْنِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:הִמְקְצָעוּת, מִקְצוֹעִי, ...
Russian:профессионализация, улучшать, ...
Ukrainian:професіоналізація, професіоналізуючий, ...
Hindi:व्यावसायिकरण, व्यावसायिक बनाना, ...
Bengali:পেশাদারীকরণ প্রক্রিয়া, পেশাদারী করে তোলা, ...
Catalan:professionalització, professionalitzant, ...
Czech:profesionalizace, profesionalizující, ...
Danish:professionalisering, gøre mere professionel, ...
Dutch:professionalisering, professionaliseren, ...
Greek:επαγγελματικοποίηση, καθιστώντας πιο επαγγελματικό, ...
Hungarian:professzionalizálás, professzionalizáló, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើឱ្យមានវិជ្ជាជីវៈ, កំពុងធ្វើឱ្យមានវិជ្ជាជីវៈកាន់តែខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:전문화, 전문적으로 만드는, ...
Persian:حرفه‌ای‌سازی, حرفه‌ای کردن, ...
Polish:profesjonalizacja, ulepszanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):profissionalização, profissionalizando, ...
Romanian:profesionalizarea, îmbunătățirea, ...
Swedish:professionaliserande, förbättrande, ...
Thai:การทำให้เป็นมืออาชีพ, ทำให้เป็นมืออาชีพ, ...
Turkish:profesyonelleşme, profesyonelleştiren, ...
Vietnamese:sự chuyên nghiệp hóa, chuyên nghiệp hóa, ...

professionalize

prəˈfɛʃənəlaɪz

Definition of professionalize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

career

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make an activity or occupation conform to professional standards

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The industry seeks to professionalize its practices for better credibility.
They aim to professionalize the sport to attract more sponsors.
Efforts to professionalize the field have been ongoing for years.

formalize

standardize

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Origin of professionalize

Latin, professio (declaration) + -al (pertaining to)

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French:professionnaliser, ...
German:professionalisieren, ...
Italian:professionalizzare, ...
Spanish:profesionalizar, ...
Portuguese:profissionalizar, ...
Chinese:使专业化, ...
Japanese:プロフェッショナルにする, ...
Arabic:مَأْسَسَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְכוֹת לְמִקְצוֹעִי, ...
Russian:профессионализировать, ...
Ukrainian:професіоналізувати, ...
Hindi:व्यावसायिक बनाना, ...
Bengali:পেশাদার করা, ...
Catalan:professionalitzar, ...
Czech:profesionalizovat, ...
Danish:professionalisere, ...
Dutch:professionaliseren, ...
Greek:επαγγελματικοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:professzionalizálni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យមានវិជ្ជាជីវៈ, ...
Korean:전문화하다, ...
Persian:حرفه‌ای کردن, ...
Polish:profesjonalizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):profissionalizar, ...
Romanian:a profesionaliza, ...
Swedish:professionaliserar, ...
Thai:ทำให้เป็นมืออาชีพ, ...
Turkish:profesyonelleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:chuyên nghiệp hóa, ...

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