professionalise
1. [ verb ] become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
Synonyms: professionalize
Related terms: change
2. [ verb ] make professional or give a professional character to
Synonyms: professionalize
Examples:

"Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs"

Related terms: change professionalisation
Similar spelling:   professional
  professionalize
  professionalism
  professional_life
  professionally
  professional_golf
  professorial
  professorship