structuralizingn.
/ˈstrʌktʃ(ə)rəlʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈstrʌktʃ(ə)rl̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈstrək(t)ʃ(ə)rəˌlaɪzɪŋ/ The action or process of imparting or applying a structure to something; structural organization (to or into). Also: the application of a structural approach or analysis.
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society > [noun] > social organization > structuring
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structuralizing1935
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > epistemology > [noun] > structuralism
structuralization1887
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structuralism1946
1935 P. Wheelwright Crit. Introd. Ethics i. 14 Physics, psychology, economics, etc. are primarily concerned with the recording, predicting, and structuralizing of facts.
1942 Fortune Nov. 87/2 (advt.) By the ‘structuralizing’ of lighter weight sheet steels into strong Q-Unit Bulkheads, all of the structural advantages of heavier steel are gained and at the same time critical material is saved.
1963 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 23 431 The Kantian emphasis upon a priori structuralizing carries with it a strong appeal.
1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Nov. 1394 (heading) Structuralizing in Sumatra.
2002 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 8 389/2 It is Bourdieu's structuralizing that constitutes ‘the objective structures’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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