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operate
[op-uh-reyt]
verb (used without object)
to work, perform, or function, as a machine does.
This engine does not operate properly.
to work or use a machine, apparatus, or the like.
to act effectively; produce an effect; exert force or influence (often followed by on orupon ).
Their propaganda is beginning to operate on the minds of the people.
to perform some process of work or treatment.
Surgery., to perform a surgical procedure.
(of a drug) to produce the effect intended.
Military.
to carry on operations in war.
to give orders and accomplish military acts, as distinguished from doing staff work.
to carry on transactions in securities, or some commodity, especially speculatively or on a large scale.
Informal., to use devious means for one's own gain; insinuate oneself; finagle.
a man who knows how to operate with the ladies.
verb (used with object)
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.).
Do you know how to operate a forklift?
to put or keep (a factory, industrial system, ranch, etc.) working or in operation.
to operate a coal mine.
to bring about, effect, or produce, as by action or the exertion of force or influence.
operate
/ ˈɒpəˌreɪt /
verb
to function or cause to function
(tr) to control the functioning of
operate a machine
to manage, direct, run, or pursue (a business, system, etc)
(intr) to perform a surgical operation (upon a person or animal)
(intr) to produce a desired or intended effect
to treat or process in a particular or specific way
(intr) to conduct military or naval operations
(intr) to deal in securities on a stock exchange
Other Word Forms
- operatable adjective
- preoperate verb (used without object)
- reoperate verb (used with object)
- unoperatable adjective
- unoperated adjective
- well-operated adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of operate1
Example Sentences
Hinkley Point C in Somerset is expected to start operating in the early 2030s, while Sizewell C - which the government says will capable of powering six million homes - will follow later that decade.
Other companies already are operating in that smaller debt market.
On Friday, he told Matt Chorley's programme on BBC Radio 5 Live that the government and scientific community were "operating in a highly uncertain environment".
"When we got intelligence that there is a particular dangerous witchdoctor operating a shrine, we will work with the traditional healers," said an officer on the raid, Assistant Superintendent Aliu Jallo.
These dynamics leave crucial decisions in the hands of a few advisory firms that wield disproportionate influence over the trajectory of corporations while operating with minimal accountability.
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