Operationalize

//ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃənəˌlaɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make operational. transitive

    "I have a lot of sexual fantasies that I'm never going to operationalize. I enjoy them just as fantasies."

  2. 2
    To define (a concept) in such a way that it can be practically measured. transitive

    "To operationalize a concept is to identify those variables in terms of which the phenomenon represented by the concept can be accurately observed."

Example

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"I have a lot of sexual fantasies that I'm never going to operationalize. I enjoy them just as fantasies."

Etymology

From operational + -ize.

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