operate

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operate
ˈɒpəreɪt Listen
Meanings
verb
  • (of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system).
    E.g. the Prime Minister operates a system of divide and rule
  • perform a surgical operation.
    E.g. surgeons operated on on his jaw yesterday morning

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