Definitions
perform surgery on
Word origin
From Latin operātus, perfect passive participle of operor (“to work, labor, toil, have effect”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Used in a sentence
“Could someone explain how this meeting operates?”
“In this town, the garbage removal staff operate between six o'clock at midnight.”
“The police had inside knowledge of how the gang operated.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Use a machine”7 letters
02“Run or control”7 letters
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