v. 1 handle and cause to function; 2 perform as expected when applied; 3 happen; 4 perform surgery on
The doctor operated on the patient.
The doctor operated on the patient.
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The biologists operated on Claude after?
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The doctor operated on his epigastric artery.
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The company operated on an irreducible minimum of costs.
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How many garbage trucks were operated by replacement workers after the sanitation strike began?
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Which aliens operated in Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma?
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Who owned and operated the Titanic?
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Who operated the ferry that shuttled islanders to the mainland?
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The WHA operated in North America from 1972 to 1979.
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When the men in Japan went to war, what were the girls called, who operated the trams that moved through the city?
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run; direct; work
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4 syllables
op-er-at-ed
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