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Meaning of operate
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
operate
v 1: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is
running a relief operation in the Sudan" [syn: {operate},
{run}]
2: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't
go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run
well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn:
{function}, {work}, {operate}, {go}, {run}] [ant:
{malfunction}, {misfunction}]
3: handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after
imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" [syn: {operate},
{control}]
4: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to
secure an advantage in attack or defense [syn: {manoeuver},
{maneuver}, {manoeuvre}, {operate}]
5: happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"
6: keep engaged; "engaged the gears" [syn: {engage}, {mesh},
{lock}, {operate}] [ant: {disengage}, {withdraw}]
7: perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but
failed to save his life" [syn: {operate on}, {operate}]
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