OPERATES
Verb
operates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of operate
Anagrams
• Asterope, protease, soap tree, soaptree
Source: Wiktionary
OPERATE
Op"er*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Operated; p. pr. & vb. n. Operating.]
Etym: [L. operatus, p.p. of operari to work, fr. opus, operis, work,
labor; akin to Skr. apas, and also to G. üben to exercise, OHG.
uoben, Icel. . Cf. Inure, Maneuver, Ure.]
1. To perform a work or labor; to exert power or strengh, physical or
mechanical; to act.
2. To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result
designed by nature; especially (Med.), to take appropriate effect on
the human system.
3. To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or
influence.
The virtues of private persons operate but on a few. Atterbury.
A plain, convincing reason operates on the mind both of a learned and
ignorant hearer as long as they live. Swift.
4. (Surg.)
Definition: To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical
manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore
soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
5. To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative
profits. [Brokers' Cant]
Op"er*ate, v. t.
1. To produce, as an effect; to cause.
The same cause would operate a diminution of the value of stock. A.
Hamilton.
2. To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work;
as, to operate a machine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition