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Synonyms for operate
ˈɒp əˌreɪtop·er·ate

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. operate

    Synonyms:
    act, work, produce, effect, produce an effect, have effect

    Antonyms:
    cease, rest, fail, misoperate

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. operate, runverb

    direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

    "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

    Synonyms:
    course, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, operate on, range, lean, run, guide, function, lead, lam, maneuver, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, execute, consort, manoeuvre, feed, control, carry, scarper, go, unravel, manoeuver, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, mesh, lock, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, bleed, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, engage, melt

  2. function, work, operate, go, runverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    lick, function, perish, break away, give way, hold out, hunt, run, endure, lead, give out, unravel, carry, fit, travel, take to the woods, last, die, track down, mold, go away, act, snuff it, go, bunk, run away, solve, act upon, turn tail, head for the hills, run low, do work, plump, fly the coop, prevail, process, execute, mould, wreak, incline, drop dead, put to work, course, tend, work, scarper, blend in, run short, croak, get going, control, ferment, range, serve, work out, pass away, consort, live, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, blend, flow, hunt down, knead, scat, bring, break, figure out, escape, form, rifle, locomote, lock, exploit, run for, lean, belong, make, give-up the ghost, go bad, survive, cultivate, manoeuvre, melt down, get, be given, turn, expire, ladder, draw, become, bleed, manoeuver, persist, live on, campaign, forge, move, influence, engage, pop off, sound, fail, conk out, extend, start, depart, operate on, decease, puzzle out, play, hold up, proceed, break down, lam, melt, crop, exit, conk, work on, exercise, buy the farm, ply, hightail it, sour, feed, choke, race, guide, die hard, pass, shape, make for, mesh, officiate, black market, maneuver

  3. operate, controlverb

    handle and cause to function

    "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"

    Synonyms:
    go, manoeuvre, see, hold in, ascertain, moderate, maneuver, control, mesh, hold, function, manipulate, work, manoeuver, engage, keep in line, run, assure, master, check, lock, operate on, see to it, command, insure, ensure, curb, verify, contain

  4. manoeuver, maneuver, manoeuvre, operateverb

    perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

    Synonyms:
    go, manoeuver, maneuver, control, mesh, head, function, guide, engage, direct, channelize, run, lock, operate on, channelise, work, steer, point, manoeuvre

  5. operateverb

    happen

    "What is going on in the minds of the people?"

    Synonyms:
    lock, maneuver, manoeuver, mesh, manoeuvre, engage, go, function, work, control, run, operate on

  6. engage, mesh, lock, operateverb

    keep engaged

    "engaged the gears"

    Synonyms:
    engross, affiance, enlist, plight, operate on, run, function, lock, hire, interlace, maneuver, take, employ, lock up, shut up, ensnarl, enmesh, pursue, control, manoeuver, go, prosecute, manoeuvre, lease, shut away, charter, betroth, mesh, wage, rent, work, lock in, lock away, absorb, occupy, interlock, put away, engage

  7. operate on, operateverb

    perform surgery on

    "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

    Synonyms:
    lock, operate on, run, manoeuvre, engage, manoeuver, go, function, work, control, mesh, maneuver

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Dictionary of English Synonymes1.0 / 1 vote

  1. operateverb

    Synonyms:
    [Followed by on or upon.] act, work, have effect, have influence

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How to use operate in a sentence?

  1. Jamie McGoldrick:

    It has been very difficult for the central bank to operate the way it should.

  2. Glen VanHerck:

    [F]rom a safety standpoint, picture yourself with large debris weighing hundreds if not thousands of pounds falling out of the sky. That’s really what we’re kind of talking about, so glass off of solar panels, potentially hazardous material, such as material that is required for a batteries to operate in such an environment as this and even the potential for explosives to detonate and destroy the balloon that could have been present.

  3. Mike Moser:

    It’s a joint venture, they ca n’t operate with us and we ca n’t operate without them.

  4. Pete Docter:

    A great animator is basically a great actor. Yes they have the technical skills, they can draw, they can operate a computer. But fundamentally they are thinking about what is going on inside the character's head, they are always thinking about what is causing that movement so it is not movement for movement's sake.

  5. Josh Cline:

    Spend time with them and see them as people. At school, they operate as a herd, and as hard as I try as a teacher, I can't give them all the attention they deserve, at home they should be seen as the unique, individual, interesting and brilliant people they are.


Translations for operate

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  • شغلArabic
  • operieren, betreibenGerman
  • trabajar, influir, especular, obrar, controlar, operar, manipularSpanish
  • tehota, vaikuttaa, suorittaa, aiheuttaa, toimia, tehdä, leikata, käyttää, operoidaFinnish
  • opérerFrench
  • üzemel, működikHungarian
  • operare, attivareItalian
  • 操作, 運営するJapanese
  • 경영하다Korean
  • poka, tapahiMāori
  • aandrijven, opererenDutch
  • operarPortuguese
  • вызывать, действовать, работать, оказывать влияние, управлять, оперировать, спекулировать, влиять, эксплуатироватьRussian
  • opereraSwedish
  • працюватиUkrainian
  • vận hànhVietnamese
  • 操作Chinese

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