operate
[ op-uh-reyt ]
/ ˈɒp əˌreɪt /
verb (used without object), op·er·at·ed, op·er·at·ing.
verb (used with object), op·er·at·ed, op·er·at·ing.
Origin of operate
1600–10; < Late Latin
operātus, past participle of
operārī, -āre to work, be efficacious, effect, produce, Latin: to busy oneself, verbal derivative of
opera effort, work, akin to
opus work; see
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British Dictionary definitions for operated
operate
/ (ˈɒpəˌreɪt) /
verb
Word Origin for operate
C17: from Latin
operāri to work
Medical definitions for operated
operate
[ ŏp′ə-rāt′ ]
v.
To perform surgery.