/dee'preuh fesh"euh nl uyz'/ , v.t., deprofessionalized, deprofessionalizing .
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.
Also, esp. Brit., deprofessionalise .
[ 1880-85; DE- + PROFESSIONALIZE ]