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operate (third-person singular simple present operates, present participle operating, simple past and past participle operated) (transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
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1 ENTRIES FOUND: operate (verb) operate / ˈ ɑːpəˌreɪt/ verb operates; operated; operating Britannica Dictionary definition of OPERATE 1 [no object] : to function or behave in a proper or particular way