Synonyms for operate
ˈɒp əˌreɪtop·er·ate

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1. operate

   Synonyms:
   act, work, produce, effect, produce an effect, have effect

   Antonyms:
   cease, rest, fail, misoperate

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1. operate, runverb

   direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

   "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

   Synonyms:
   course, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, operate on, range, lean, run, guide, function, lead, lam, maneuver, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, execute, consort, manoeuvre, feed, control, carry, scarper, go, unravel, manoeuver, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, mesh, lock, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, bleed, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, engage, melt

2. function, work, operate, go, runverb

   perform as expected when applied

   "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

   Synonyms:
   lick, function, perish, break away, give way, hold out, hunt, run, endure, lead, give out, unravel, carry, fit, travel, take to the woods, last, die, track down, mold, go away, act, snuff it, go, bunk, run away, solve, act upon, turn tail, head for the hills, run low, do work, plump, fly the coop, prevail, process, execute, mould, wreak, incline, drop dead, put to work, course, tend, work, scarper, blend in, run short, croak, get going, control, ferment, range, serve, work out, pass away, consort, live, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, blend, flow, hunt down, knead, scat, bring, break, figure out, escape, form, rifle, locomote, lock, exploit, run for, lean, belong, make, give-up the ghost, go bad, survive, cultivate, manoeuvre, melt down, get, be given, turn, expire, ladder, draw, become, bleed, manoeuver, persist, live on, campaign, forge, move, influence, engage, pop off, sound, fail, conk out, extend, start, depart, operate on, decease, puzzle out, play, hold up, proceed, break down, lam, melt, crop, exit, conk, work on, exercise, buy the farm, ply, hightail it, sour, feed, choke, race, guide, die hard, pass, shape, make for, mesh, officiate, black market, maneuver

3. operate, controlverb

   handle and cause to function

   "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"

   Synonyms:
   go, manoeuvre, see, hold in, ascertain, moderate, maneuver, control, mesh, hold, function, manipulate, work, manoeuver, engage, keep in line, run, assure, master, check, lock, operate on, see to it, command, insure, ensure, curb, verify, contain

4. manoeuver, maneuver, manoeuvre, operateverb

   perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

   Synonyms:
   go, manoeuver, maneuver, control, mesh, head, function, guide, engage, direct, channelize, run, lock, operate on, channelise, work, steer, point, manoeuvre

5. operateverb

   happen

   "What is going on in the minds of the people?"

   Synonyms:
   lock, maneuver, manoeuver, mesh, manoeuvre, engage, go, function, work, control, run, operate on

6. engage, mesh, lock, operateverb

   keep engaged

   "engaged the gears"

   Synonyms:
   engross, affiance, enlist, plight, operate on, run, function, lock, hire, interlace, maneuver, take, employ, lock up, shut up, ensnarl, enmesh, pursue, control, manoeuver, go, prosecute, manoeuvre, lease, shut away, charter, betroth, mesh, wage, rent, work, lock in, lock away, absorb, occupy, interlock, put away, engage

7. operate on, operateverb

   perform surgery on

   "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

   Synonyms:
   lock, operate on, run, manoeuvre, engage, manoeuver, go, function, work, control, mesh, maneuver

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1. • Direct
   • Manipulate

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1. operateverb

   Synonyms:
   [Followed by on or upon.] act, work, have effect, have influence

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1. List of paraphrases for "operate":

   exploit, function, operation, work, exploitation, exploiting, functioning, operating, operand, run, act, use, manage, operations

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1. Hassan Rouhani:

   From (July 7) onward with the Arak reactor, if you don't operate (according to) the programme and time frame of all the commitments you've given us, we will return the Arak reactor to its previous condition, meaning, the condition that you say is dangerous and can produce plutonium.

2. Aditya Mittal:

   That will be good for the global steel industry, we are working actively with other peers to make sure there's a fair trade environment in the markets in which we operate.

3. Al Baker:

   We will only accept it when we are fully satisfied that it can operate efficiently and safely at Qatar operations (and) ... once we get sufficient performance guarantees and undertakings from both Airbus and Pratt & Whitney, we are at the threshold of the walk-away clause in our contract, but I hope we will not have to exercise this.

4. Christopher Ferguson:

   They( Boeing) knew how big it was going to be, how it was going to be powered, but they really hadn't thought a whole lot about what the inside would be and how does the crew interface with the vehicle that's designed to operate automatically.

5. Michael Moore:

   Too many people in the summer of 2016 were so sure Hillary [ Clinton ] was going to win, saying no one is going to vote for this idiot, he could win again. I operate as if President Donald Trump is President Donald Trump. I have to. If you think any other way you are guaranteeing that whoever is going to run against President Donald Trump will lose.