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deprofessionalize

deprofessionalize verb: to make something non-professional; to reduce from the rank of profession.

Verb

deprofessionalize (third-person singular simple present deprofessionalizes, present participle deprofessionalizing, simple past and past participle deprofessionalized)

  1. To make something non-professional; to reduce from the rank of profession.

Antonyms of deprofessionalize

Forms of deprofessionalize

third-person singular presentdeprofessionalizes
present participledeprofessionalizing
past participledeprofessionalized
pastdeprofessionalized

Origin of deprofessionalize

From de- + professionalize.

Questions about deprofessionalize

What does deprofessionalize mean?
Deprofessionalize means to make something non-professional; to reduce from the rank of profession.
What part of speech is deprofessionalize?
Deprofessionalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deprofessionalize?
The past tense of deprofessionalize is deprofessionalized.

Words near deprofessionalize in the dictionary

  1. deproblemize
  2. deproclaim
  3. deproclaimed
  4. deprodone
  5. deprofessionalization
  6. deprofessionalize
  7. deprofessionalized
  8. deprofessionalizes
  9. deprofessionalizing
  10. deprogram
  11. deprogramed

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