Definitions for operate

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operate op·er·ate

Spelling: [op-uh-reyt]

IPA: /ˈɒp əˌreɪt/

Operate is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 194 anagrams from letters in operate (aeeoprt).

Definitions for operate

verb (used with object)

1. to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
2. to put or keep (a factory, industrial system, ranch, etc.) working or in operation:
3. to bring about, effect, or produce, as by action or the exertion of force or influence.

verb (used without object)

1. to work, perform, or function, as a machine does:
2. to work or use a machine, apparatus, or the like.
3. to act effectively; produce an effect; exert force or influence (often followed by on or upon):
4. to perform some process of work or treatment.
5. Surgery. to perform a surgical procedure.
6. (of a drug) to produce the effect intended.
7. Military. to carry on operations in war. to give orders and accomplish military acts, as distinguished from doing staff work.
8. to carry on transactions in securities, or some commodity, especially speculatively or on a large scale.
9. Informal. to use devious means for one's own gain; insinuate oneself; finagle:

Origin of operate

1600-10; Late Latin operātus, past participle of operārī, -āre to work, be efficacious, effect, produce, Latin: to busy oneself, verbal derivative of opera effort, work, akin to opus work; se

Examples for operate

Oh to be allowed to operate properly, as grown-up people do!

I could not operate the mechanism of invisibility of De Boer's X-flyer.

"We will continue to operate in Portland," Uber spokeswoman Eva Behrend told The Oregonian.

But it takes more than just pilots to operate the drone fleet.

Crowd labor platforms like Amazon Mechanical Turk operate with few rules and little protection for workers.

No, my lad, I'm not going to operate on you instanter, but I do want my reflector.

Without the proper equipment to repair and operate the Mohajer-4 it may be more of a photo prop than a piece of weaponry.

The magnetic influence cannot be seen--is this a reason that it does not operate?

They operate in a realm largely untouched by legislation, unions, and guilds.

It is possible to operate the spindles at a remarkable speed.