operate

Meanings

• direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.;
• perform as expected when applied;
• handle and cause to function;
• "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"
• perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
• happen;
• keep engaged;
• perform surgery on;
• "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"
• OPERATE v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES to perform a function

Synonyms

• run
• function
• work
• go
• control
• manoeuver
• maneuver
• manoeuvre
• engage
• mesh
• lock
• operate on

Scrabble Score: 9

operate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

operate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

operate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

operate is a valid Words With Friends word

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