pragmatizationn.
/ˌpraɡmətʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌpræɡmətəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌpræɡməˌtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or process of giving practical effect to theory; the gradual transformation of a specified social phenomenon or group by pragmatic attitudes and behaviour.
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the world > action or operation > carrying out > [noun] > putting into effect
executionc1380
conducement1552
effecting1581
effectuating1584
effectuation1590
realization1611
effection1652
implementation1926
pragmatization1948
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > pragmatism > [noun] > praxeology > elements of
practical activity1913
pragmatization1948
praxis1953
1948 Philos. Rev. 57 523 Dr. Fromm's brief evaluation of language, of its secularization and vulgarization issuing inevitably from the pragmatization of life, emphasizes the morphological contents and stresses of words that record the history of our civilization.
1972 Compar. Polit. 4 569 One has to add, however, that the very establishment of a soverign state brought about a considerable pragmatization of politics.
1998 Jrnl. Developm. Stud. (Nexis) Feb. 152 The process of the pragmatisation and 'civilianisation' of the regime has seen a rehabilitation of the 'proper' order of things.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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