The meaning of OPERATE is to perform a function : exert power or influence.
How to use operate in a sentence.
OPERATE meaning: 1 : to function or behave in a proper or particular way; 2 : to use and control (something) sometimes used in combination
OPERATE meaning: 1.
to (cause to) work, be in action or have an effect: 2.
to cut a body open for medical reasons..
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business, organization If you operate a business or organization, you work to keep it running properly.
If a business or organization operates, it carries out its work.
Definition of operate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.): to operate a switchboard.
to put or keep (a factory, industrial system, ranch, etc.) working or in operation: to operate a coal mine.
OPERATE definition: to work, perform, or function, as a machine does.
See examples of operate used in a sentence.
Once your hand is working again, you'll be able to operate your buzz saw with ease.
Operate comes from a Latin root related to opus, "work," and it's a verb that can be used for all kinds of.
OPERATE definition: 1.
to (cause to) work, be in action or have an effect: 2.
to cut a body open for medical reasons..
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