operate

Meanings

• Verb

  Carry out a process or perform an activity.

  - "The surgeon will operate on the patient at 3 pm."
  - "The factory operates 24 hours a day."

• Verb

  Manage or control (a business, organization, or machine).

  - "My brother operates a successful bakery."
  - "The manager of the company will operate from home today."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɑpəɹeɪt/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with operate
opera , o'erate , debate , create

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Variants

List of all variants of operate that leads to same result
operate , operated , operates , operating

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Forms

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operated, operating, operates, operatedly, operatability, operative

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'work' or 'serve'. Derived from the Latin word 'operare', meaning 'to work'.

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Trivia

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1. The first successful heart transplant was performed in 1967.

2. The term 'operate' is derived from the Latin word 'operare', which means 'to work'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Procedure: A series of actions that must be taken to accomplish a particular task.

2. System: A set of interconnected components that work together to achieve a common goal.

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Culture

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In literature, 'operate' has been used to describe the functioning of complex systems or machines, as well as the actions of surgeons and other professionals.

How to Memorize "operate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a surgeon performing an operation in a hospital.
   - Visualize the gears of a machine operating smoothly.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'operate' with 'function'.
   - Think of 'operate' as 'make something work'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym OPERATE: Observation, Planning, Execution, Review, Analysis, Testing.

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