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• v  become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
• v  make professional or give a professional character to

• professionalize

Quotes

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• John Howard in Times of India
  No reason was given for the exclusion of new members, but immediately before announcing the moratorium would continue, Howard said: "Leaders also endorsed a number of measures to strengthen and professionalise APEC as an institution."
• President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in The Age
  This Status of Forces Agreement will help professionalise the Philippine armed forces, provide new equipment and strengthen our fight against terrorism,Arroyo said.