Professionalize

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  professionalize
       v 1: become professional or proceed in a professional manner or
            in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood [syn:
             {professionalise}]
       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" [syn: {professionalise}]