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Antonyms for operate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : op-uh-reyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒp əˌreɪt |
- abandon
- abstain
- begin
- cease
- consume
- create
- decrease
- destroy
- discontinue
- disenchant
- dishonor
- drop
- fail
- give
- give up
- halt
- hesitate
- hinder
- hold
- idle
- ignore
- leave alone
- let go
- lose
- maintain
- mismanage
- miss
- neglect
- overlook
- receive
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- release
- remain
- repulse
- retreat
- retrogress
- start
- steady
- stop
Definition of operate
Origin :- c.1600, "to be in effect," back-formation from operation, or else from Latin operatus, past participle of operari "to work, labor, toil, take pains" (in Late Latin "to have effect, be active, cause"). Surgical sense is first attested 1799. Meaning "to work machinery" is from 1864 in American English. Related: Operated; operating. Operating system in the computer sense is from 1961.
- verb perform, function
- verb manage, use
- verb perform surgery
- No, my lad, I'm not going to operate on you instanter, but I do want my reflector.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- The magnetic influence cannot be seen--is this a reason that it does not operate?
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- I could not operate the mechanism of invisibility of De Boer's X-flyer.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
- It is possible to operate the spindles at a remarkable speed.
- Extract from : « The Fabric of Civilization » by Anonymous
- Oh to be allowed to operate properly, as grown-up people do!
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- He strove to quiet himself, but his will-power refused to operate.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- The drug began to operate, and its first effect was to loosen the old lady's tongue.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- The time has come when beneficence, to be real, must operate scientifically, not emotionally.
- Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
- All of these cells will operate efficiently, and there should be no cause for alarm.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- The number of hours shows the length of time that the lamps will operate.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
Synonyms for operate
- accomplish
- achieve
- act
- act on
- administer
- advance
- amputate
- be in action
- be in charge
- be in driver's seat
- be in saddle
- behave
- bend
- benefit
- bring about
- burn
- call the play
- call the shots
- call the signals
- carry on
- carve up
- click
- command
- compel
- complete
- concern
- conduct
- contact
- contrive
- convey
- cook
- cut
- determine
- direct
- do
- drive
- enforce
- engage
- excise
- exert
- explore
- finish
- fulfill
- get results
- go
- handle
- hit
- hold the reins
- hum
- influence
- keep
- lift
- make go
- maneuver
- manipulate
- move
- open up
- ordain
- percolate
- pilot
- play
- ply
- proceed
- produce
- produce a result
- progress
- promote
- pull the strings
- pull the wires
- react
- remove
- revolve
- roll
- run
- run the show
- run things
- serve
- set
- sit on top of
- spin
- steer
- take
- tick
- transplant
- transport
- treat
- turn
- wield
- work
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