professionalize
verb
pro·fes·sion·al·ize
prə-ˈfesh-nə-ˌlīz 
-ˈfe-shə-nə-ˌlīz
professionalized; professionalizing
: to give a professional character to
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The country is professionalizing the military.
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The Association of Professional Art Advisors, founded in 1980, had grown from eight to forty members by 1987, and as the role professionalized in the decades that followed, art advisers became an art-world fixture.4 The APAA claims more than a hundred and seventy-five members today.
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During his time in office, critics say, López Obrador did little to professionalize Mexico’s municipal and state police forces, many of which have been accused of widespread corruption.
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August Vollmer of the Berkeley Police Department was a committed reformer who began recruiting college graduates to help professionalize the force.
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Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
World & Nation Is the Mexican government hiding how many people have gone missing?
Feb. 15, 2024
During his time in office, critics say, López Obrador did little to professionalize Mexico’s municipal and state police forces, many of which have been accused of widespread corruption.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
August Vollmer of the Berkeley Police Department was a committed reformer who began recruiting college graduates to help professionalize the force.
—Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
And how to professionalize a maturing practice by Emily Hund
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—Harvard Business Review, 1 June 2024
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“Professionalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professionalize. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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professionalize
verb
pro·fes·sion·al·ize
prə-ˈfesh-nəl-ˌīz
-ən-ᵊl-
professionalized; professionalizing
: to give a professional nature to
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