operationalize
gb/ˈoʊpɚˈeɪʃənəlˌaɪz/ us/ˈoʊpɚˈeɪʃənəlˌaɪz/
C1
English
megvalósít, gyakorlatba átültet, operacionalizál, műveletileg meghatároz
VERB
C1
BUSINESS
1
Usage pattern:
operationalize [something]; operationalize [something] across/within [an organization]
The company hired a new operations team to operationalize its expansion strategy.
A vállalat új operatív csapatot vett fel, hogy megvalósítsa terjeszkedési stratégiáját.
It is easy to announce a policy, but much harder to operationalize it across hundreds of local offices.
Könnyű bejelenteni egy irányelvet, de sokkal nehezebb több száz helyi irodában is a gyakorlatba átültetni.
The report offers a framework, but each department must decide how to operationalize it.
Learner examples
We need a clear plan to operationalize the new policy.
Világos tervre van szükségünk ahhoz, hogy a gyakorlatba átültessük az új irányelvet.
The team helped operationalize the idea.
A csapat segített megvalósítani az ötletet.
Common mistake:
Do not use it simply to mean “operate” a machine. It usually needs an object, such as a plan, strategy, or policy.
Meaning
make practical and usable
Collocations
operationalize a strategy
|operationalize a plan
|operationalize a policy
|operationalize a vision
|operationalize a framework
|operationalize a model
|operationalize a program
|operationalize a process
|fully operationalize
|help operationalize
Synonyms
implement (more common and less corporate-sounding; emphasizes carrying out a plan)
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put into practice (plain-language equivalent; emphasizes moving from theory to action)
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execute (emphasizes carrying out planned actions, often in business or project work)
Antonyms
shelve (means to stop considering or delay a plan instead of putting it into action)
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abandon (means to give up a plan rather than make it work)
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leave theoretical (means to keep an idea as a theory rather than turn it into practice)
Themes
business
|management
|planning
|work
|organizations
Definition
to make a plan or idea work in real situations by creating specific steps or systems
To turn an idea, plan, policy, strategy, or system into concrete actions, procedures, or structures so that it can be used or put into effect.
VERB
C2
TECHNICAL
2
Usage pattern:
operationalize [a concept/variable/construct] as/in terms of [specific measures]
The researchers operationalized stress as the number of self-reported symptoms in the past week.
A kutatók a stresszt az elmúlt héten önbevallás alapján jelzett tünetek számaként operacionalizálták.
Before collecting data, the team had to decide how to operationalize political engagement.
Az adatgyűjtés előtt a csapatnak el kellett döntenie, hogyan operacionalizálja a politikai részvételt.
The study operationalizes socioeconomic status using income, education level, and occupation.
Learner examples
The survey operationalized happiness as a score from five questions.
A felmérés a boldogságot öt kérdésre adott válaszokból számolt pontszámként operacionalizálta.
Researchers must operationalize each variable clearly.
A kutatóknak minden változót egyértelműen operacionalizálniuk kell.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse this with simply “defining” a word. In research, it means specifying how a concept will be observed or measured.
Meaning
define for measurement
Collocations
operationalize a concept
|operationalize a variable
|operationalize a construct
|operationalize an outcome
|operationalize well-being
|operationalize social class
|operationalize in terms of
|operationalize as a measure
|difficult to operationalize
|how to operationalize
Synonyms
define operationally (more explicit technical phrase used in research methodology)
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measure (broader and less precise; does not always include defining the measurement method)
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quantify (emphasizes expressing something numerically)
Antonyms
conceptualize (emphasizes forming the abstract idea before deciding how to measure it)
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leave undefined (means not specifying the measurable form of a concept)
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generalize (moves away from specific measurement toward broader abstraction)
Themes
research
|academia
|social_science
|statistics
|methodology
Definition
to explain exactly how an idea will be measured in a study
In research, to define an abstract concept or variable in terms of specific, observable, or measurable indicators or procedures.
Grammar
Dictionary form
operationalize
IPA
GB/ˈoʊpɚˈeɪʃənəlˌaɪz/
US/ˈoʊpɚˈeɪʃənəlˌaɪz/
Syllables & stress
op - er - a - tion - al - ize (6 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (op)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: operationalize
- 3rd Person Singular: operationalizes
- Present Participle: operationalizing
- Past: operationalized
- Past Participle: operationalized
Expressions
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