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operate
[op-uh-reyt]
verb (used without object)
to work, perform, or function, as a machine does.
This engine does not operate properly.
to work or use a machine, apparatus, or the like.
to act effectively; produce an effect; exert force or influence (often followed by on orupon ).
Their propaganda is beginning to operate on the minds of the people.
to perform some process of work or treatment.
Surgery.Ģżto perform a surgical procedure.
(of a drug) to produce the effect intended.
Military.Ģż
to carry on operations in war.
to give orders and accomplish military acts, as distinguished from doing staff work.
to carry on transactions in securities, or some commodity, especially speculatively or on a large scale.
Informal.Ģżto use devious means for one's own gain; insinuate oneself; finagle.
a man who knows how to operate with the ladies.
verb (used with object)
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.).
Do you know how to operate a forklift?
to put or keep (a factory, industrial system, ranch, etc.) working or in operation.
to operate a coal mine.
to bring about, effect, or produce, as by action or the exertion of force or influence.
operate
/ ĖɱčÉĖ°ł±šÉŖ³Ł /
verb
to function or cause to function
(tr) to control the functioning of
operate a machine
to manage, direct, run, or pursue (a business, system, etc)
(intr) to perform a surgical operation (upon a person or animal)
(intr) to produce a desired or intended effect
to treat or process in a particular or specific way
(intr) to conduct military or naval operations
(intr) to deal in securities on a stock exchange
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- operatable adjective
- preoperate verb (used without object)
- reoperate verb (used with object)
- unoperatable adjective
- unoperated adjective
- well-operated adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of operate1
Example Sentences
Not a single customer browsed at A Accessory, a store in the alley Jim Hwang has operated for more than two decades.
The Israeli military said on Friday that its first round of air strikes damaged the underground centrifuge hall at Natanz, as well as critical infrastructure that enabled the site to operate.
The new submarine model will be able to operate further and faster than the country's existing diesel-engine fleet, and allow it to carry out long-range strikes against enemies for the first time.
That same early closing bell will cut the brewery operating time in half on Thursdays and leave only four and a half of the regularly-scheduled 11 hours for business on Fridays.
āFor decades, weāve been able to operate without these people's names,ā the official said.
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