Operate
Definition of Operate
Op´er`ate | v. i. | 1. | To perform a work or labor; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act. | | 2. | (Med.) To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; | | 3. | To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence. | | 4. | (Surg.) 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. | | v. t. | 1. | To produce, as an effect; to cause. | | 2. | To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work; as, to operate a machine. |
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