operationalize
gb/ˈoʊpɚˈeɪʃənəlˌaɪz/ us/ˈoʊpɚˈeɪʃənəlˌaɪz/
C1
Anglais
Sens
0 sens
Verbe
business
C1
action
1
make practical and usable
to make a plan or idea work in real situations by creating specific steps or systems
Schéma d’usage :
operationalize [something]; operationalize [something] across/within [an organization]
Erreur fréquente :
Do not use it simply to mean “operate” a machine. It usually needs an object, such as a plan, strategy, or policy.
Synonymes
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)
Antonymes
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)
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
Thèmes
business
|management
|planning
|work
|organizations
Exemples
- The company hired a new operations team to operationalize its expansion strategy.
- It is easy to announce a policy, but much harder to operationalize it across hundreds of local offices.
- The report offers a framework, but each department must decide how to operationalize it.
Exemples pédagogiques
- We need a clear plan to operationalize the new policy.
- The team helped operationalize the idea.
Verbe
technical
C2
action
2
define for measurement
to explain exactly how an idea will be measured in a study
Schéma d’usage :
operationalize [a concept/variable/construct] as/in terms of [specific measures]
Erreur fréquente :
Do not confuse this with simply “defining” a word. In research, it means specifying how a concept will be observed or measured.
Synonymes
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)
Antonymes
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)
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
Thèmes
research
|academia
|social_science
|statistics
|methodology
Exemples
- The researchers operationalized stress as the number of self-reported symptoms in the past week.
- Before collecting data, the team had to decide how to operationalize political engagement.
- The study operationalizes socioeconomic status using income, education level, and occupation.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The survey operationalized happiness as a score from five questions.
- Researchers must operationalize each variable clearly.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
operationalize
API
GB/ˈoʊpɚˈeɪʃənəlˌaɪz/
US/ˈoʊpɚˈeɪʃənəlˌaɪz/
Syllabes et accentuation
op - er - a - tion - al - ize (6 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (op)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: operationalize
- 3rd Person Singular: operationalizes
- Present Participle: operationalizing
- Past: operationalized
- Past Participle: operationalized
Expressions
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