professionalize

/professionalize/

Thân thiện

The company decided to professionalize its customer service department.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):

   • To make an activity, field, or organization more professional by introducing the standards, methods, or character typical of a profession.
   • To give a professional character to something; to cause something to be conducted by or involve trained experts rather than amateurs.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To become professional; to proceed in a professional manner or to take on the characteristics of a profession.
   • To engage in an activity for pay or as a primary means of livelihood.

Usage

• The transitive verb is used with an object: to professionalize .
• The intransitive verb is used without an object: an activity or field can professionalize.

Examples

• Transitive verb:
  • The new manager's goal was to professionalize the customer service department.
  • They hired a consultant to professionalize their hiring practices.
• Intransitive verb:
  • Over the decades, the field of coaching has professionalized significantly.
  • As the sport gained popularity, it began to professionalize.

Advanced Usage

• "to professionalize oneself": To make oneself more professional in skills or conduct.
  • She took several courses to professionalize herself and advance her career.
• Used in discussions about the evolution of occupations, sports, arts, or academic disciplines from amateur to professional status.

Variants and Related Words

• Professionalization (noun): The process of making something professional.
  • The professionalization of nursing was a key development in healthcare.
• Professional (adjective/noun): Having the qualities or training of a profession; a person engaged in a profession.
• Professionalism (noun): The skill, competence, or character expected of a professional.

Synonyms

• Formalize: To give a definite structure or form to, often in an official way.
• Standardize: To cause something to conform to a standard.
• Commercialize: To manage or exploit in a way designed to make a profit. (Note: This can have a different, sometimes negative, connotation compared to .)

Antonyms

• Amateurize: To make or become amateur (less common).
• De-professionalize: To remove professional standards or status.

Related Phrases/Concepts

• Professional ethics: The principles governing the conduct of people in a profession.
• Professional development: Learning to advance one's professional career.

Học thuật

Verb

1. make professional or give a professional character to
   • Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs
2. become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood

Từ đồng nghĩa

• professionalise