deprofessionalize

[ dee-pruh-fesh-uh-nl-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·pro·fes·sion·al·ized, de·pro·fes·sion·al·iz·ing.

1. to remove from professional control, influence, manipulation, etc.
2. to cause to appear or become unprofessional; discredit or deprive of professional status:

   a campaign to deprofessionalize the nation's doctors.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deprofessionalize¹

First recorded in 1880–85; de- + professionalize

Example Sentences

As the experience of California and other states has shown, they tend to deprofessionalize the legislature.

From Los Angeles Times

San Francisco’s new law set out to deprofessionalize the activity that takes place on Airbnb while still allowing people to make some extra cash by renting out their own homes.

From BusinessWeek

College and university faculty allow these well-meaning young people to become pawns in a massive game to deprofessionalize teaching.

From Slate

He and his beach-bum cohort may be participating in a fad of their own, but their music and defiant slouchiness also suggest a campaign to deprofessionalize indie-rock: to rough up its edges, slur its speech, and get it so stoned that it sleeps through its job interview.

From Slate