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• operate — op‧e‧rate [ˈɒpəreɪt ǁ ˈɑː ] verb 1. [transitive] to use and control a machine or equipment: • the software necessary to operate the machine 2. [intransitive] MANUFACTURING if a machine, factory etc operates in a particular way, it works in that… …   Financial and business terms

• Operate — Op er*ate, v. t. 1. To produce, as an effect; to cause. [1913 Webster] The same cause would operate a diminution of the value of stock. A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 2. To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work; as, to operate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• operate — [[t]ɒ̱pəreɪt[/t]] ♦ operates, operating, operated 1) V ERG If you operate a business or organization, you work to keep it running properly. If a business or organization operates, it carries out its work. [V n] Until his death in 1986 Greenwood… …   English dictionary

• operate — 01. I didn t know how to [operate] the machine when I started the job, but I learned how to do it fairly quickly. 02. The computers are down, but they should be [operational] again within an hour or so. 03. The Johnsons have been [operating]… …   Grammatical examples in English

• machine gun — n. 1) to fire, operate a machine gun 2) a heavy; light; medium machine gun 3) an air cooled; water cooled machine gun 4) a machine gun jams * * * light medium machine gun operate a machine gun water cooled machine gun a heavy a machine gun jams… …   Combinatory dictionary

• operate — / ɒpəreɪt/ verb 1. to be in force ● The new terms of service will operate from January 1st. ● The rules operate on inland postal services only. 2. to make something work or function ♦ to operate a machine to make a machine work ● He is learning… …   Marketing dictionary in english

• operate — verb 1) he can operate the machine Syn: work, run, make go, use, utilize, handle, control, manage; drive, steer, maneuver 2) the machine ceased to operate Syn: function …   Thesaurus of popular words

• machine — I UK [məˈʃiːn] / US [məˈʃɪn] noun [countable] Word forms machine : singular machine plural machines *** Other ways of saying machine: device a small machine that has been designed to do something specific: a device for measuring the temperature… …   English dictionary

• machine — ma|chine1 [ mə ʃin ] noun count *** 1. ) a piece of equipment that does a particular job by using electricity, steam, gas, etc.: Sue showed him how to operate the machine. by machine: These companies do everything by machine these days. a ) a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• operate — [17] Operate belongs to a small family of English words that trace their history back to Latin opus ‘work’, which may be related to Sanskrit ápas ‘work’, Old English afol ‘power’, and Latin ops ‘wealth’ (source of English copious, copy, and… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• operate — [17] Operate belongs to a small family of English words that trace their history back to Latin opus ‘work’, which may be related to Sanskrit ápas ‘work’, Old English afol ‘power’, and Latin ops ‘wealth’ (source of English copious, copy, and… …   Word origins