We found 29 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word operate:
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 General (23 matching dictionaries)
- operate: Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
- operate: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- operate: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- operate: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- Operate: Wiktionary [home, info]
- operate: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- operate: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- operate: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- operate: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- operate: Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- operate: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- operate: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- Operate: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- operate: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- operate: Rhymezone [home, info]
- operate: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- operate: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- operate: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- operate: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- operate: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- operate: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- operate: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
- operate: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations [home, info]
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- operate: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
- operate: Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary [home, info]
- operate: online medical dictionary [home, info]
- operate: Medical dictionary [home, info]
Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
- OPERATE: Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary [home, info]
Science (1 matching dictionary)
- Operate: Biological Sciences Dictionary [home, info]
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Quick definitions (operate)
▸ verb: direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
▸ verb: happen
▸ verb: handle and cause to function ("Do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol")
▸ verb: perform surgery on ("The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life")
▸ verb: perform as expected when applied
▸ verb: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
▸ verb: keep engaged
▸ U.S. pronunciation (credits)
▸ Word origin
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