Antonyms for operates
| 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 operates
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
- These defects are absent from a system which operates on the cloth in a fixed position.
- Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
- It is a check, the same in kind as that which operates so wholesomely in the sciences.
- Extract from : « Short Studies on Great Subjects » by James Anthony Froude
- It operates with most effect against low and exposed coasts.
- Extract from : « William Pitt and the Great War » by John Holland Rose
- The chap that operates the machine for the company is a pal of mine.
- Extract from : « The Cosmic Express » by John Stewart Williamson
- It operates, to some extent, as a salutary check on public functionaries.
- Extract from : « Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay » by George Otto Trevelyan
- She operates only in private, in presence of a limited number of people.
- Extract from : « The Humbugs of the World » by P. T. Barnum
- God is the great first cause of all that is and that operates in the universe.
- Extract from : « The Ocean and its Wonders » by R.M. Ballantyne
- The one operated on the person, the other operates on the pockets of the individual.
- Extract from : « The Life of George Washington, Vol. 5 (of 5) » by John Marshall
- He operates a good deal with Henderson, and they'd incline to help each other out.
- Extract from : « The Golden House » by Charles Dudley Warner
- The action carriage which operates the hammer is somewhat complicated.
- Extract from : « How it Works » by Archibald Williams
Synonyms for operates
- 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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