Australian English Meaning of operate

operate

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Definitions and Meaning of operate in English

Wordnet

operate (v)

direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

perform as expected when applied

handle and cause to function

perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

keep engaged

perform surgery on

Webster

operate (v. i.)

To perform a work or labor; to exert power or strengh, physical or mechanical; to act.

To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (Med.), to take appropriate effect on the human system.

To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.

To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.

To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.

Webster

operate (v. t.)

To produce, as an effect; to cause.

To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work; as, to operate a machine.

FAQs About the word operate

operate

direct or control; projects, businesses, etc., perform as expected when applied, handle and cause to function, perform a movement in military or naval tactics i

handle,use,work,drive,manipulate,run,command,control,direct,guide

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operant conditioning => operant conditioning, operant => operant, operand => operand, operancy => operacy, operance => operance,