operationalize

transitive verb

op·​er·​a·​tion·​al·​ize

ˌäpəˈrāshnəlˌīz,

-shənᵊl-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to make operational

operationalize a program

operationalization

äp(ə)ˌrāshnələ̇ˈzāshən

-shənᵊl-

-(ᵊ)l(ˌ)īz-

noun

plural -s

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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