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Operate
ˈɒpəreɪt
Operate definitions
verb
operate
operated
operates
operating
- (of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system)
"the Prime Minister operates a system of divide and rule"
- (of a machine, process, or system) function in a specified manner
"market forces were allowed to operate freely"
- be in effect
"there is a powerful law which operates in politics"
- manage (a business)
"many foreign companies operate factories in the United States"
- (of an organization) be managed in a specified way or from a specified place
"neither company had operated within the terms of its constitution"
- (of an armed force) conduct military activities in a specified area
"the mountain bases from which the guerrillas were operating"
- perform a surgical operation
"surgeons operated on his jaw yesterday morning"