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Definisjon av operate

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Verb
operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
control
manipulate treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
synchronise, synchronize make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"
dial choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"
turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
submarine attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies"
treadle operate (machinery) by a treadle
relay pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers"
gate restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
pedal operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument
drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
aviate, pilot, fly change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
operate - direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
run
direct command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
financier conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner
work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
block shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly"
warm up cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"
operate - happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"
come about, hap, take place, occur, fall out, go on, happen, pass off, pass come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
operate - perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
function, work, go, run
malfunction, misfunction fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned"
double increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"
roll execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
run become undone; "the sweater unraveled"
cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
service, serve make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"
operate - keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
engage, mesh, lock
disengage, withdraw become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"
displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
switch, flip, throw make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"
operate on
care for, treat be fond of; be attached to
practice of medicine, 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; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsex, fix direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
face-lift, lift perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
trephine operate on with a trephine
venesect practice venesection
operate - perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
manoeuver, maneuver, manoeuvre
move, go go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
jockey ride a racehorse as a professional jockey
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Verb
operate - To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
operate - To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially Med. , to take appropriate effect on the human system.
operate - To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.
operate - 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.
operate - To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.
operate - To produce, as an effect; to cause.
operate - To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work; as, to operate a machine.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • operate
    To direct or control (e.g. projects, businesses, etc.).
  • operate
    To handle and cause to function.
  • operate
    To perform surgery on.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) operate
  • Presens: operate / operates
  • Preteritum: operated
  • Perfektum: (have) operated

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