Word: professionalize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pro
fes
sion
al
ize
Definition: To advance an occupation to the level of a profession.
Morphemes:
Affix: profess
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To work as a professor of; to teach.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pro-
Language: la
Decoded: pro-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in place of, on behalf of
Affix: fatērī
Language: la
Decoded: fateri
Meaning: to confess, acknowledge
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective