operationalize
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op·er·a·tion·al·ize | \ ˌäpəˈrāshnəlˌīz, -shənᵊl- \
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Definition of operationalize
: to make operational operationalize a program
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“Operationalize.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operationalize. Accessed 7 December 2019.
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The first known use of operationalize was in 1952
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