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operate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | control |
| Type of | manipulate |
| Has types | pilot, aviate, turn, treadle, synchronize, dial, drive, synchronise, fly, gate, submarine, pedal, relay |
| Verb group | master, control |
| Derivation | operative, operator, operation |
do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | operate on |
| Type of | care for, treat |
| Has types | desexualize, desexualise, desex, trephine, sterilise, unsex, venesect, sterilize, fix, lift, face-lift |
| Derivation | operation, operative |
The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life.
Examples of operate
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To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight.
From the dailyherald.com
The working group will look for ways to make the House operate more effectively.
From the ocregister.com
Townsends contracts with more than 300 growers who operate 1,200 chicken houses.
From the bloomberg.com
Democrats say they think the military has enough money to operate through April.
From the foxnews.com
In fact, the President can authorize nearly any U.S. company to operate in Cuba.
From the businessweek.com
They quickly decided to concentrate on portable gadgets that operate on Windows.
From the businessweek.com
In a sense they still cannot imagine the system can operate to undermine itself.
From the newsweek.com
The problem here is that these reporters do not understand how teachers operate.
From the kentucky.com
He is one of the 167 volunteers who teach, operate and maintain the golf course.
From the thenewstribune.com
- Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
- Function: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
- Handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
- Manoeuver: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
- Happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"
- Engage: keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
- "Operate" is a song written and recorded by Peaches. The song was released as a double limited vinyl A-side with "Shake Yer Dix" to promote the release of her second studio album Fatherfucker.
- (Operation (game)) Operation is a battery-operated game of physical skill that tests players' hand-eye co-ordination and fine motor skills. Originally made by Milton Bradley, and currently made by Hasbro it has been in production since 1965, the year in which the game was invented by John Spinello.
- (Operation (mathematics)) In its simplest meaning in mathematics and logic, an operation is an action or procedure which produces a new value from one or more input values. There are two common types of operations: unary and binary. ...
