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Synonyms for operated

Grammar : Adj
Spell : op-uh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒp əˌreɪt

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Définition of operated

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.
  • adj conducted
Example sentences :
  • New-Haven enjoys an elephant that has corns, and is about to be operated on by a chiropodist.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
  • Not far from his grandmother's residence there was a windmill which operated on a new plan.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • This man said I must be operated on by a burning process, all of which was said to frighten me to duty.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • It is operated by pressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • From Hanover he removed to Pittsburgh, where he operated in provisions until 1845.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • Circumstances have operated in conjunction with your skill to "medicine me to repose."
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • This line was constructed and operated by a private company.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • The apron is operated by gearing from the rear wheels of the grader.
  • Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg
  • Start — When this switch is operated, the computer will start.
  • Extract from : « Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) » by Digital Equipment Corporation
  • The next class were 55 feet in length and operated from coast bases.
  • Extract from : « Submarine Warfare of To-day » by Charles W. Domville-Fife
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