operative (Meaning)
operative (n)
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
operative (a)
being in force or having or exerting force
relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
operative (s)
effective; producing a desired effect
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
operative (a.)
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.
Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery.
operative (n.)
A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory.
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FAQs About the word operative
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government, someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information, being in force or having or exertin
spy, agent,undercover, asset, informer, undercover agent, mole, spook, emissary, secret agent
inactive, broken, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, dead, nonfunctioning, broken, dead, nonfunctional, nonoperative
The operative plan for the mission was executed with precision.
The surgeon was highly skilled and performed an intricate operative procedure.
The intelligence operative provided crucial information to the investigation.
The detective followed all operative procedures while conducting the investigation.
