Synonyms for operate on
op·er·ate on

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1. operate on, operateverb

   perform surgery on

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

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

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1. Felmont Eaves:

   It's important to understand their motivation and where they are psychologically, you don't want to operate on something you don't have to.

2. Omar Estacio:

   He is in the clinic. They are going to operate on him tomorrow or the day after, he is in good spirits. It is a hernia that was operated last May but has reproduced.

3. Andrew Tyrie:

   The (Treasury) Committee is concerned about allegations involving HSBC and its Swiss private bank, banks have repeatedly told the Committee that, since the crisis, they have put in place reforms to ensure that they operate on the basis of sharply improved standards. The Committee will need reassurance that they have done so in private banking.

4. Bill Browder:

   The United States has very clear laws in relation to mutual legal assistance with Russia, in relation to extradition with Russia and various other things, you have agencies that operate on those laws, and I don't think that there are going to be people who work in the apparatus of the law enforcement agencies of The United States that are going to be going along with a dirty deal with Putin.

5. Andrew Tyrie:

   Banks have repeatedly told the Committee that, since the crisis, they have put in place reforms to ensure that they operate on the basis of sharply improved standards. The Committee will need reassurance that they have done so in private banking.