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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121 A back-up power system at the coach station did operate but only lasted three hours.
122 The shutdown had no effect on Calvert Cliffs Unit One, which continues to operate at full capacity.
123 But more assistant principals and janitors are necessary to make the schools operate effectively, Saylor said.
124 Similar effects operate for d orbitals, but not for s orbitals, which have no orbital angular momentum.
125 So far we have briefly explained how a free-floating and a rigidly fixed exchange rate system are supposed to operate.
126 The arbitrary rule restricting profit to a 10% margin applying to service companies would not operate.
127 Its presence warns us that unfamiliar types of ore-formation processes may operate on the Moon in the absence of oxygen and water.
128 Already there are sawmills that can not operate at full capacity because of wood shortages.
129 Plants in the same general category produce different configurations of wastes,[http://sentencedict.com/operate.html] since they operate in the slightly different ways.
130 It doesn't take long to learn the basics of how to set it up and operate it.
131 However, the market is highly specialised and it is important to operate only on the basis of sound advice.
132 Businesses operate within such a framework; they must observe planning regulations and comply with employment legislation.
133 One chairman has commented that tribunals operate a sliding scale of formality.
134 One answer lies in the technological advances that make it possible to operate with fewer people.
135 Its status meant it was a popular area for rogues to operate out of across the boundary into Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.
136 With precise control both units can be set to operate on and off at the same setting with consequent better heat distribution.
137 A different set of rules then operate to impose limitations on the expression of aggro.
138 They would operate from roomy vicarages with ample grounds and were welcome guests at the highest tables in their parishes.
139 Those aimed at the domestic market usually have very simply operated controls and many can operate in normal lighting conditions.
140 That we adopt a system of Primary and Secondary Visits which would operate over a two year period.
141 These deal in simple concepts and require no artistic skills to operate and relatively little training or backup.
142 The 1990s is an era in which schools operate with considerable financial autonomy.
143 Private sector firms tend to be more efficient than public sector firms[sentencedict.com], provided both operate in markets facing strong competition.
144 Consider the view that no banking and financial system can operate effectively without a central bank. 6.
145 Interest groups have always been with us, but they used to operate within coalitions called the Democratic and Republican parties.
146 We operate in partnership with some of the major brewers around the world.
147 Serigraph also pays workers a cross-training bonus of 25 an hour if they learn how to operate a new piece of equipment.
148 The National Autistic Society will now operate a phone line for families in the region affected by autism.
149 People who blab on their car phones operate in an altered state.
150 Martial law can not operate where civil courts are open. 20.
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