operationalize

== English == === Alternative forms === operationalise === Etymology === From operational +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɒpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)nəlʌɪz/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃənəˌlaɪz/ === Verb === operationalize (third-person singular simple present operationalizes, present participle operationalizing, simple past and past participle operationalized) (transitive) To make operational. (transitive, social sciences) To define (a concept) in such a way that it can be practically measured. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ====