Definitions for operateˈɒp əˌreɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
op•er•ateˈɒp əˌreɪt(v.)-at•ed, -at•ing.
(v.i.)to work, perform, or function, as a machine does.
to exert force or influence (often fol. by on or upon).
to perform some process of work or treatment.
to perform a surgical procedure.
Category: Surgery
to carry on military operations in war. to give orders and carry out military acts, as distinguished from doing staff work.
Category: Military
to carry on transactions in securities, or some commodity, esp. speculatively or on a large scale.
Informal. to insinuate oneself; finagle.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
(v.t.)to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.).
to put or keep (a factory, industrial system, ranch, etc.) in operation.
to bring about, effect, or produce, as by action or the exertion of force or influence.
Origin of operate:
1600–10; < LL operārī, -āre to work, be efficacious, effect, produce, L: to busy oneself, v. der. of opera effort, work
op′er•at`a•ble(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
operate, run(verb)
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
"She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
function, work, operate, go, run(verb)
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"
operate, control(verb)
handle and cause to function
"do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
manoeuver, maneuver, manoeuvre, operate(verb)
perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
operate(verb)
happen
"What is going on in the minds of the people?"
engage, mesh, lock, operate(verb)
keep engaged
"engaged the gears"
operate on, operate(verb)
perform surgery on
"The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
operate(verb)ˈɒp əˌreɪt
(of a machine) to work correctly
The vending machine was not operating.
operateˈɒp əˌreɪt
to control a machine to make it do its job
He operates a crane for the construction company.
operateˈɒp əˌreɪt
to perform a medical procedure that involves cutting into sb's body
We will need to operate if she does not improve.; They had to operate on my father/his heart.
operateˈɒp əˌreɪt
to be doing business, or making a company do business
What permits do I need to operate a hot dog stand in the State of Georgia?; We've been operating as a charity since 2001.
Wiktionary
operate(Verb)
To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
operate(Verb)
To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (Med.), to take appropriate effect on the human system.
operate(Verb)
To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.
operate(Verb)
To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
operate(Verb)
To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.
operate(Verb)
To produce, as an effect; to cause.
operate(Verb)
To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work; as, to operate a machine.
Origin: From operatus, past participle of operari, from opus, operis.
Translations for operate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- werkAfrikaans
- يَعْمَل، تَعْمَل الآلَهArabic
- работяBulgarian
- funcionarPortuguese (BR)
- fungovat, jítCzech
- arbeitenGerman
- virke; fungereDanish
- λειτουργώ, δουλεύωGreek
- funcionarSpanish
- toimima, töötamaEstonian
- کار کردنFarsi
- toimiaFinnish
- marcher, fonctionnerFrench
- לְהַפעִילHebrew
- काम करनाHindi
- djelovati, raditiCroatian
- működikHungarian
- bekerjaIndonesian
- ganga, veraí gangiIcelandic
- funzionareItalian
- 操作するJapanese
- 작동하다Korean
- veikti, dirbtiLithuanian
- strādāt; darbotiesLatvian
- berjalanMalay
- werkenDutch
- gå, fungere, virkeNorwegian
- obsługiwać działaćPolish
- کار کردنPersian
- د اوپيرا په تياتر كښى كار كونكىPashto
- funcionarPortuguese
- a funcţiona, a mergeRomanian
- действовать, работатьRussian
- fungovať, ísťSlovak
- delatiSlovenian
- raditiSerbian
- arbeta, vara i gång, fungeraSwedish
- ปฏิบัติThai
- çalışmakTurkish
- 運轉Chinese (Trad.)
- діяти; працюватиUkrainian
- چلنا، کام کرناUrdu
- điều khiểnVietnamese
- 运转Chinese (Simp.)
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