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Word entry · 7 letters

operate

Best crossword clue

"Use a machine"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɒpəɹeɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aeeoprtStarts with OEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Use a machine7 letters
02Run or control7 letters

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