Definition of operate

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Operate (v. i.) To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.

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Energize :: Energize (v. i.) To use strength in action; to act or operate with force or vigor; to act in producing an effect.
Machiner :: Machiner (n.) One who or operates a machine; a machinist.
Pull :: Pull (v. t.) To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar..
Properate :: Properate (v. t. & i.) To hasten, or press forward..
Physic :: Physic (v. t.) To treat with physic or medicine; to administer medicine to, esp. a cathartic; to operate on as a cathartic; to purge..
Purge :: Purge (v. t.) To operate on as, or by means of, a cathartic medicine, or in a similar manner..
Atmospherical :: Atmospherical (a.) Caused, or operated on, by the atmosphere; as, an atmospheric effect; an atmospheric engine..
Operate :: Operate (v. i.) To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.
Nasal :: Nasal (n.) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
Onager :: Onager (n.) A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery..
Intensity :: Intensity (n.) The amount or degree of energy with which a force operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated by results produced..
Operate :: Operate (v. i.) To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (Med.), to take appropriate effect on the human system..
Crown-saw :: Crown-saw (n.) A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative motion..
Scalp :: Scalp (v. i.) To make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market; -- said of brokers who operate in this way on their own account..
Dynamometer :: Dynamometer (n.) An apparatus for measuring force or power; especially, muscular effort of men or animals, or the power developed by a motor, or that required to operate machinery..
Ricochet :: Ricochet (v. t.) To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n..
Play :: Play (n.) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate; to act; as, the fountain plays..
Semaphorist :: Semaphorist (n.) One who manages or operates a semaphore.
Physeter :: Physeter (n.) A filtering machine operated by air pressure.
Work :: Work (n.) Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform; as, a machine works well..
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