professionalize
pro·fes·sio·nalize
verb
1.
become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
2.
make professional or give a professional character to
- “Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs”
Origin
From professional + -ize.
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