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• operate — 01. I didn t know how to [operate] the machine when I started the job, but I learned how to do it fairly quickly. 02. The computers are down, but they should be [operational] again within an hour or so. 03. The Johnsons have been [operating]… …   Grammatical examples in English

• operate — I verb accomplish, achieve, act, act upon, administer, administrate, assume responsibility, attain, bring about, caretake, carry into execution, carry on, carry out, cause, command, conduct, control, deal with, direct, discharge, do, drive,… …   Law dictionary

• Operate — Op er*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Operated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Operating}.] [L. operatus, p. p. of operari to work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor; akin to Skr. apas, and also to G. [ u]ben to exercise, OHG. uoben, Icel. [ae]fa. Cf. {Inure},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• operate — operatable, adj. /op euh rayt /, v., operated, operating. v.i. 1. to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly. 2. to work or use a machine, apparatus, or the like. 3. to act effectively; produce an… …   Universalium

• operate — [c]/ˈɒpəreɪt / (say opuhrayt) verb (operated, operating) –verb (i) 1. to work or run, as a machine does. 2. to work or use a machine, apparatus, or the like. 3. (sometimes followed by on or upon) to act effectively; exert force or influence: now… …  

• operate — 1. To work upon the body by the hands or by means of cutting or other instrument. 2. To perform a surgical procedure. 3. To cause a movement of the bowels; said of a laxative or cathartic remedy. [L. operor, pp. atus, to work …   Medical dictionary

• operate on — Synonyms and related words: act on, act upon, affect, bandage, bathe, care for, concentrate on, cure, diagnose, doctor, flux, focus on, give care to, heal, influence, massage, minister to, nurse, physic, plaster, poultice, purge, remedy, rub,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• operate — I. v. n. [Followed by on or upon.] Act, work, have effect, have influence. II. v. a. 1. Produce, effect, cause, occasion. 2. Work …   New dictionary of synonyms

• operate — op•er•ate [[t]ˈɒp əˌreɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to work, perform, or function, as a machine does 2) to exert force or influence (often fol. by on or upon) 3) to perform some process of work or treatment 4) srg to perform a surgical procedure 5) …   From formal English to slang

• operate — To perform surgery. To control the movement of a machine or instrumentality. To direct or superintend. Bosse v Marye, 80 Cal App 109, 118. To function. As applied to a streetcar, the word is held not to be limited to a state of motion produced by …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Kingston upon Hull — City of Kingston upon Hull   City and Unitary Authority area   The Queen s Gardens, Maritime Museum, and City Hall (rear) in Kingston upon Hull …   Wikipedia