operate

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Synonyms: onerate, operatee, overate, sperate

Antonyms: onerate, operatee, overate, sperate

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|or|intransitive}} To perform a [[work]] or [[labour]]; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To produce an effect.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[bring about]] as an effect; to [[cause]].
4. {{lb|en|medicine|transitive|or|intransitive}} To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
5. {{lb|en|transitive|or|intransitive}} To deal in [[stock]]s or any [[commodity]] with a view to speculative profits.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work.

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