Word Type

Verb

The word "operate" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

battery-operated chief operating officer coin-operated inter-operate interoperate misoperate operatable operatee operating concept operating cycle operating depth operating expense operating loss operating room operating system operating table operating theater operating theatre operating time overoperate power-operated reoperate teleoperate underoperate

Context

medicine

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

care for direct displace do execute go manipulate move perform treat

Manner Of

direct manipulate

Related Terms

co-operate cooperate coöperate opera operable operand operant operation operational operative operator opus

Related Terms

commodity effect labour physical stock work

Similar Terms

control master run work

Synonym Network

engage function manoeuver operate on

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