operate

op·er·ate  (p-rt)

v. op·er·at·ed, op·er·at·ing, op·er·ates

v.intr.

1. To perform a function; work: The motor operates smoothly.

2. To perform surgery.

3.

a. To exert an influence: forces operating on the economy.

b. To produce a desired or proper effect: a drug that operates quickly.

4. To carry on a military or naval action or campaign.

5. Informal To conduct business in an irregular or devious manner: drug dealers operating in residential and urban areas.

v.tr.

1. To control the functioning of; run: operate a sewing machine.

2. To conduct the affairs of; manage: operate a business.

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[Latin operr, opert-, from opera, work; see op- in Indo-European roots.]

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operate

Verb

[-ating, -ated]

1. to work

2. to control the working of (a machine)

3. to manage, direct, or run (a business or system)

4. to perform a surgical operation (upon a person or animal)

5. to conduct military or naval operations [Latin operari to work]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	operate - direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" run financier - conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner direct - be in charge of work - operate in or through; "Work the phones" block - run on a block system; "block trains" warm up - run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"
	2.	operate - 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" function, work, run, go double - do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary" roll - begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling" run - be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!" run - be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!" cut - function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well" work - operate in or through; "Work the phones" service, serve - be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"
	3.	operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" control synchronise, synchronize - operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize" master, control - have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" dial - operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial" manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it turn - alter the functioning or setting of; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down" submarine - control a submarine treadle - operate (machinery) by a treadle relay - control or operate by relay gate - control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate pedal - operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" aviate, pilot, fly - operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
	4.	operate - perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" jockey - compete (for an advantage or a position)
	5.	operate - happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?" hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
	6.	operate - keep engaged; "engaged the gears" mesh, lock, engage flip, switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" ride - keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	7.	operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" operate on practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsex, fix - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" face-lift, lift - perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face trephine - operate on with a trephine care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" venesect - practice venesection

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operate

verb 1. manage, run, direct, handle, govern, oversee, supervise, preside over, be in charge of, call the shots in, superintend, call the tune in

verb 2. function, work, act, be in business, be in action

3. run, work, use, control, drive, manoeuvre

4. work, go, run, perform, function << OPPOSITE break down

verb 5. perform surgery, carry out surgery, put someone under the knife (informal)

Translations

operate [ˈɔpəreɪt] vt [+ machine] → hacer funcionar [+ company]; dirigir

vi → funcionar; [drug] → hacer efecto;

to operate on sb (MED) → operar a algn

operate [ˈɔpəreɪt] vt [+ machine] → faire marcher, faire fonctionner [+ system]; pratiquer

vi → fonctionner; [drug] → faire effet;

to operate on sb (for) (Med) → opérer qn (de)

operate [ˈɔpəreɪt] vt [+ machine etc] → bedienen

vi [machine etc] → funktionieren; [company] → arbeiten; [laws, forces] → wirken;

(Med) → operieren;

to operate on sb → jdn operieren

operate [ˈɔpəreɪt] vt [+ machine] → azionare, far funzionare [+ system]; usare

vi → funzionare; [drug, person] → agire;

to operate on sb (for) (MED) → operare qn (di)

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operate

v operate [ˈopəreit]

1 to act or work The sewing-machine isn't operating properly.werkيَعْمَل، تَعْمَل الآلَهработяfungovat, jítvirke; fungerearbeitenλειτουργώ, δουλεύωfuncionartoimima, töötamaکار کردنtoimiamarcher, fonctionnerלְהַפעִילकाम करनाdjelovati, raditiműködikbekerjaganga, vera í gangifunzionare操作する일[]하다veikti, dirbtistrādāt; darbotiesberjalanwerkengå, fungere, virkeobsługiwać działaćfuncionara func­ţiona, a mergeдействовать, работатьfungovať, ísťdelatiraditiarbeta, vara i gång, fungeraปฏิบัติçalışmak運轉діяти; працюватиچلنا، کام کرناđiều khiển运转

2 to do or perform a surgical operation The surgeon operated on her for appendicitis.opereerيُجْري عَمَلِيَّةً جِراحِيَّهоперирамoperovatoperereoperierenχειρουργώoperar, interveniropereerimaعمل جراحی کردنleikataopérerלְנַתֵחַचीर-फाड़ करनाoperiratioperálmembedahskera uppoperare手術する수술하다daryti operaciją, operuotioperētmenjalankan pembedahanopererenoperereoperowaćoperara operaоперироватьoperovaťoperiratioperisatiopereraผ่าตัดameliyat etmek/yapmak施行手術оперуватиجراحي کرناphẫu thuật施行手术

n ˌopeˈration

1 an action or process, especially when planned a rescue operation.operasieعَمَلِيَّهоперацияoperaceoperation; -operationdas Unternehmenεπιχείρηση, διαδικασίαoperaciónoperatsioonکار؛ عملکردoperaatioopérationמִבצָעअभियानoperacijaműveletoperasiaðgerðoperazione作業작용operacijaoperācijaoperasiactieoperasjon, virksomhet, prosessoperacjaoperaçãoope­ra­ţiuneоперацияoperáciaakcijaoperacijaoperation, företagการดำเนินการoperasyon, harekât操作，工作операціяکام، عملsự hoạt động操作，工作

2 the process of working Our plan is now in operation.in werkingعَمَل، تَنْفيذ العَمَلв действиеchod, fungováníi kraft; igangder Betriebλειτουργία, εφαρμογή, ισχύςfuncionamientotoime, tööاجراolla käynnissämarche, fonctionnementבִּיצוּעसंचालनu tijekuüzem(elés)pelaksanaangangur, starfsemifunzione実施시행veikimas, darbas, eksploatacijadarba process; ekspluatācijasedang berjalanwerkingdrift, virksomhetdziałanieoperaçãofuncţionare, desfăşurareдействие; работаchod, fungovaniepogonradverksamhet, funktion, i gång, i verketการดำเนินการyürürlük, işleme運轉дія; роботаجاريquá trình hoạt động运转

3 the act of surgically cutting a part of the body in order to cure disease an operation for appendicitis.operasieإجْراء عَمَلِيَّه جِراحِيَّهоперацияoperaceoperationdie Operationεγχείρισηoperaciónoperatsioonعمل جراحیleikkausopérationנִיתוּחַचीर-फाड़operacijaoperációoperasi, pembedahanuppskurðuroperazione手術수술operacijaoperācijapembedahanoperatieoperasjonoperacjaoperaçãooperaţieоперацияoperácia, operovanieoperacijaoperacijaoperation, ingreppการผ่าตัดameliyat手術операціяجراحيviệc phẫu thuật手术

4 (often in plural) the movement, fighting etc of armies The general was in command of operations in the north.operasie, maneuverعَمَلِيّات حَرْبِيَّهвоенна операцияoperaceoperation; indsatsder Einsatzστρατιωτική επιχείρησηoperaciónoperatsioonعملیات نظامیsotatoimiopérationמִבצָעִים(सेनाओं, जहाजों आदि की) सामरिक गतिविधिoperacijahadműveletoperasihernaðaraðgerðoperazione作戦군사 행동[]operacija, kovos veiksmaioperācija, karadarbībaoperasioperatiemanøveroperacja wojskowa, działania wojenneoperaçOesoperaţiuneбоевые действияvojenská operácia, bojová činnosťoperacijaoperacijaoperation[]การสู้รบçarpışma軍事行動операціяفوجيوں کي سرگرميtác chiến军事行动

adj ˌopeˈrational

in good working order. werkend, in werking, operasioneelصالِح للعَمَل، في حالة جَيِّدَه للعَمَلработещschopný provozuoperationelEinsatz...σε καλή λειτουργική κατάστασηoperativotöökorrasقابل استفاده؛ کاربردیtoiminta-opérationnel, en état de marcheתִפעוּלִיपरिचालन, संक्रियात्मकoperativan, u funkcijiműködőképesbekerja dengan baiktilbúinn til notkunaroperativo運転可能な사용할 수 있는gerai veikiantis, operacinis, operatyvinis, eksploatacijosdarba kārtībā, gatavs ekspluatēšanaiberjalan dgn baikoperationeelvirksom, drifts-, operativsprawnyoperacionaloperaţional, în stare de funcţionareдействующий, работающийschopný prevádzky, funkčný, pracovnýdelujočoperativanfunktionsdugligที่สามารถใช้งานได้çalışır durumda可使用的справнийاچھي حالت ميںhoạt động tốt可使用的

adj ˈoperative [-rətiv, (American ) -reitiv]

in action, having effect Many old laws are still operative.in gebruik, in werkingفَعّال، نافِذ المَفْعولоперативенplatný, účinnývirksom; gældendewirksamπου βρίσκεται σε ισχύen vigorjõus, käibelموثر؛ کاربردیvoimassa, käytössäen vigueurתָּקֵףक्रियात्मकučinkovit, na snaziérvényesberlakuvirkur, í gildiin vigore効力がある활동[]하는; 효력이 있는galiojantis, veikiantisspēkā esošsberkuat kuasavan krachtvirkningsfull, operativobowiązującyem vigorîn vi­goareдействующий, действенныйplatnýveljavenna snazii kraft, gällandeพร้อมใช้งานyürürlükte起作用的діючий; чиннийرائجcó hiệu lực起作用的

n ˈoperator

1 a person who works a machine a lift operator.operateur, hanteerderمُشَغِّل الآلَهоператорobsluhující pracovníkoperatør; -førerder/die Führer(in)χειριστήςoperariotöötaja, operaatorکارور؛ به کار اندازkäyttäjäopérateur/-triceמַפעִילप्रचालक, चालकoperater, tehničarkezelőoperatorvélamaður(operaio addetto a una macchina)操作する人기사operatorius, mašinistasoperators, mašīnstrādnieksoperatordegeen die een machine bedientmaskinist, operatøroperatoroperadormecanicоператор; диспетчерobsluhujúci pracovníkoperateroperateroperatör, maskinistผู้ควบคุม (เครื่องจักร)operatör, makinist操作者механікچلانے والاngười vận hành操作者

2 a person who connects telephone calls Ask the operator to connect you to that number.telefonisعامِل الهاتِفоператорtelefonista, -kaomstillingsdameder/die Telefonist(in)τηλεφωνητής, χειριστής τηλεφωνικού κέντρουtelefonistatelefonistاپراتورpuhelunvälittäjätéléphonisteמֶרכָּזָןसंचालकoperatertelefonosoperatorstarfsmaður á skiptiborðicentralinista, telefonista電話交換手전화 교환원telefonistastelefonistsoperatortelefonistsentralbordbetjenttelefonist(k)atelefonistaope­ra­toare, telefonistăсвязист; телефонистtelefonista, -katelefonistoperaterväxeltelefonistผู้รับโทรศัพท์santral (memuru)電話接近線員операторفون پر بات کرانے والاngười trực tổng đài điện thoại电话接近线员

n ˈoperating room

(sometimes theatre) the room in a hospital in which operations are performed. operasiekamer, teaterغُرْفَة العَمَلِيّات الجِراحِيَّهоперационнаoperační sáloperationsstueder OPμέγαρο λυρικής σκηνήςquirófanooperatsioonisaalاتاق عملleikkaussalisalle d'opération, bloc opératoireחָדַר נִיתוּחִיםआपरेशन का कमराoperacijska salagedung operaskurðarstofateatro dell'opera*, teatro lirico*手術室operacinëoperteātrisbilik bedahoperatiekameroperasjonsstuesală de ope­raţiiоперационнаяoperacijska dvoranaoperaciona salaoperationssalห้องผ่าตัดameliyathane手術室операційнаجراحي کا کمرہphòng mổ手术室