| VERB | social | operate, run | direct or control |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | operate, function, work, go, run | perform as expected when applied | |
| contact | operate, control | handle and cause to function | |
| competition | operate, manoeuver, maneuver, manoeuvre | perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense | |
| contact | operate, engage, mesh, lock | keep engaged | |
| body | operate, operate on | perform surgery on |
| Sounds | aa'perey.t; ao'perey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | run | |
| Narrower | block | Run on a block system |
| financier | Conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner | |
| warm up | Run until the normal working temperature is reached / reached | |
| work | operate in or through | |
| Broader | direct | Be in charge of |
| Spanish | administrar, gestionar, manejar, operar | |
| Catalan | manejar, operar | |
| Nouns | operation | a business especially one run on a large / large / large scale |
| operation | the activity of operating / operating something (a machine or business etc.) | |
| operator | someone who owns or operates a business | |
| Meaning | Perform as expected when applied. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | These cars won't operate | |
| Synonyms | function, work, go, run | |
| Narrower | cut | Function as a cutting instrument |
| double | Do double duty | |
| roll | Begin operating or running | |
| run | Be operating, running or functioning | |
| service, serve | Be used by | |
| Opposite | malfunction, misfunction | fail to function or function improperly |
| Similar to | run | Be operating, running or functioning |
| work | operate in or through | |
| Spanish | funcionar, marchar, operar, trabajar | |
| Catalan | funcionar, operar | |
| Adjectives | operant | having influence or producing an effect |
| operative | (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing | |
| Participle | operating | involved in a kind of operation |
| Nouns | operation | a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work |
| operation | process or manner of functioning or operating | |
| Meaning | Handle and cause to function. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol" | |
| Synonym | control | |
| Narrower | dial | operate a dial to select a telephone number |
| drive | operate or control a vehicle | |
| fly, aviate, pilot | Operate an airplane | |
| gate | Control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate | |
| pedal | operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument | |
| relay | Control or operate by relay | |
| submarine | Control a submarine | |
| synchronize, synchronise | operate simultaneously | |
| treadle | operate (machinery) by a treadle | |
| turn | Alter the functioning or setting of | |
| Broader | manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it |
| Similar to | master, control | Have a firm understanding or knowledge of |
| Spanish | controlar, operar | |
| Catalan | controlar, operar | |
| Adjectives | operative | (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing |
| Nouns | operation | the activity of operating / operating something (a machine or business etc.) |
| operator | an agent that operates some apparatus or machine | |
| Meaning | Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | manoeuver, maneuver, manoeuvre | |
| Narrower | jockey | compete (for an advantage or a position) |
| Broader | move, go | Have a turn |
| Spanish | maniobrar | |
| Nouns | operation | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) |
| Meaning | Keep engaged. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | engage, mesh, lock | |
| Narrower | ride | Keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot |
| throw, flip, switch | Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Opposite | disengage, withdraw | Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles |
| Spanish | engranar | |
| Catalan | encaixar, engranar | |
| Nouns | operation | the activity of operating / operating something (a machine or business etc.) |
| operation | the state of being in effect or being operative | |
| Meaning | Perform surgery on. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Did he operate his foot? | |
| Example | "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" | |
| Synonym | operate on | |
| Category | medicine, practice of 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 |
| Narrower | face-lift, lift | Perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face |
| sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix | make infertile | |
| trephine | operate on with a trephine | |
| venesect | practice venesection | |
| Broader | treat, care for | Provide treatment for |
| Spanish | intervenir, operar | |
| Catalan | intervenir, operar | |
| Adjectives | operative | relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine |
| Nouns | operation | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots