operationalize
transitive verb
op·er·a·tion·al·ize
\ˌäpəˈrāshnəlˌīz, -shənəl-\
Definition of operationalize
-ed/-ing/-s
: to make operational operationalize a program
operationalization
\äp(ə)ˌrāshnələ̇ˈzāshən, -shənəl-, -(ə)l(ˌ)īz-\ noun, plural-s
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1952
First Known Use of operationalize
1952
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