deprofessionalize
[ dee-pruh-fesh-uh-nl-ahyz ]
/ ˌdi prəˈfɛʃ ə nlˌaɪz /
verb (used with object), de·pro·fes·sion·al·ized, de·pro·fes·sion·al·iz·ing.
to remove from professional control, influence, manipulation, etc.
to cause to appear or become unprofessional; discredit or deprive of professional status: a campaign to deprofessionalize the nation's doctors.
Also
especially British,
de·pro·fes·sion·al·ise.
Origin of deprofessionalize
First recorded in 1880–85;
de- +
professionalize
Words nearby deprofessionalize
depressurize,
depretis,
deprivation,
deprive,
deprived,
deprofessionalize,
deprogram,
deprogramme,
depside,
dept,
dept.