Synonym: act, carry on, conduct, function, handle, manage, perform, run, work. Similar words: cooperate, cooperate with, operator, operating, operation, cooperative, AND operation, tolerate. Meaning: ['ɑpəreɪt /'ɒp-] 
v. 1. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. 2. perform as expected when applied 3. handle and cause to function 4. perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense 5. happen 6. keep engaged 7. perform surgery on.
v. 1. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. 2. perform as expected when applied 3. handle and cause to function 4. perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense 5. happen 6. keep engaged 7. perform surgery on. 
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91 If the growth gets any bigger they'll have to operate.
92 When the menu has popped up you should left-click on one of the choices to make it operate.
93 Changes are being introduced to make the department operate more efficiently.
94 It gained a licence to operate as a bank from the Bank of England in 1981.
95 The vital task was to allow the economy to operate freely at a micro level.
96 We are here to make sure that the police operate within the bounds of the law.
97 He is certain that this TV set will operate on batteries.
98 Many big companies are now becoming more responsible about the way they operate.
99 If export and import demand is elastic,[sentencedict .com] then the change in trade volumes will operate to remove the surplus.
100 It is essential that we operate with the lowest possible cost base and most efficient facilities.
101 We must run a test before beginning to operate a new machine.
102 The new system will operate along the same lines as the old one.
103 The Tennessee Valley Authority applied for a license to operate the facility.
104 I want these two groups to work/operate in tandem on this project.
105 This boat has a good deck layout making everything easy to operate.
106 Hotels operate a collection service for their guests from the airports.
107 The car's service manual is designed to operate as a guide for owners.
108 Security patrols now operate in some of the most dangerous parts of the city.
109 The gambler bought off the police and thus was able to operate freely.
110 State superintendence of fisheries shall operate under the principle of unified leadership and decentralized administration.
111 The Food Safety Act will progressively impact on the way food businesses operate.
112 Organised junior football was either restricted or logistically impossible to operate.
113 We must operate within the confines of the law.
114 The emergency telephone lines operate around the clock.
115 Two basic forms of organisation were found to operate.
116 The hotel does not operate a budgetary control system.
117 How does the central reservations system operate? 10.
118 Most standard stereo power amplifiers operate in class-B.
119 They must operate on a good deal less than total information; 70 percent is considered high availability for business people.
120 Such places operate as bureaux where clients can be put in touch with artists and offer this service free of charge.
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