"operationalize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɒpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)nəlʌɪz/ [UK], /ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃənəˌlaɪz/ [US] Forms: operationalizes [present, singular, third-person], operationalizing [participle, present], operationalized [participle, past], operationalized [past]
Etymology: From operational + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|operational|ize}} operational + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} operationalize (third-person singular simple present operationalizes, present participle operationalizing, simple past and past participle operationalized)
  1. (transitive) To make operational. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-operationalize-en-verb-IHz-H9IJ
  2. (transitive, social sciences) To define (a concept) in such a way that it can be practically measured. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Social sciences
    Sense id: en-operationalize-en-verb-4gQrj2Ix Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 25 75 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, social-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: operationalise Derived forms: operationalizability, operationalizable, operationalization Related terms: operational definition, operations research

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