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operationalize

[ op-uh-rey-shuh-nl-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to put into operation, action, or use; implement:

    It’s our VP’s task to effectively operationalize the company’s vision.

    Unfortunately, relations between the two superpowers have never been strong enough to operationalize the northern route through Central Asia.



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Other Words From

  • op·er·a·tion·al·i·za·tion [op-, uh, -rey-sh, uh, -nl-ahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n] especially British, op·er·a·tion·al·i·sa·tion noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of operationalize1

First recorded in 1950–55; operational ( def ) + -ize ( def )

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