vocationalize

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verb

To make vocational; to introduce career-related elements into.

“The government is keen to vocationalize the academic curriculum in the hope of boosting employment among school-leavers.”

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Meanings

verbvocationalize (third-person singular simple present vocationalizes, present participle vocationalizing, simple past and past participle vocationalized)

present singular third person vocationalizes · participle present vocationalizing · participle past vocationalized · past vocationalized

  1. transitiveTo make vocational; to introduce career-related elements into.

    The government is keen to vocationalize the academic curriculum in the hope of boosting employment among school-leavers.

Origin

From vocational + -ize.

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APA

vocationalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocationalize

MLA

“vocationalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocationalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vocationalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocationalize.

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