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Verb: operationalize
  1. Make operational, put into use
    "We need to operationalize the new strategy by next quarter";
    - operationalise [Brit]
     
  2. (social sciences) define something (esp. an abstract concept) in such a way that it can be measured
    "Researchers operationalized happiness by using a standardized questionnaire";
    - operationalise [Brit]

Derived forms: operationalizing, operationalizes, operationalized

Encyclopedia: Operationalize