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Meaning of operate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  operate
      v 1: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is
           running a relief operation in the Sudan" [syn: {operate},
           {run}]
      2: 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" [syn:
         {function}, {work}, {operate}, {go}, {run}] [ant:
         {malfunction}, {misfunction}]
      3: handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after
         imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" [syn: {operate},
         {control}]
      4: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to
         secure an advantage in attack or defense [syn: {manoeuver},
         {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}, {operate}]
      5: happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"
      6: keep engaged; "engaged the gears" [syn: {engage}, {mesh},
         {lock}, {operate}] [ant: {disengage}, {withdraw}]
      7: perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but
         failed to save his life" [syn: {operate on}, {operate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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