operate — op‧e‧rate [ˈɒpəreɪt ǁ ˈɑː ] verb 1. [transitive] to use and control a machine or equipment: • the software necessary to operate the machine 2. [intransitive] MANUFACTURING if a machine, factory etc operates in a particular way, it works in that… … Financial and business terms
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Operate — Op er*ate, v. t. 1. To produce, as an effect; to cause. [1913 Webster] The same cause would operate a diminution of the value of stock. A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 2. To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work; as, to operate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
operate — I verb accomplish, achieve, act, act upon, administer, administrate, assume responsibility, attain, bring about, caretake, carry into execution, carry on, carry out, cause, command, conduct, control, deal with, direct, discharge, do, drive,… … Law dictionary
operate — [v1] perform, function accomplish, achieve, act, act on, advance, behave, be in action, bend, benefit, bring about, burn, carry on, click*, compel, complete, concern, conduct, contact, contrive, convey, cook*, determine, direct, do, enforce,… … New thesaurus
Operate — Op er*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Operated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Operating}.] [L. operatus, p. p. of operari to work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor; akin to Skr. apas, and also to G. [ u]ben to exercise, OHG. uoben, Icel. [ae]fa. Cf. {Inure},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
operate jointly — index concur (agree) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
operate, run at a loss — operate, run, etc. at a loss ► FINANCE, COMMERCE to fail to make a profit in a business: »Of the 235 large industrial projects, 46 are running at a loss. → Compare GAIN(Cf. ↑gain) noun, PROFIT(Cf. ↑profit) noun … Financial and business terms
operate, run, etc. at a loss — ► FINANCE, COMMERCE to fail to make a profit in a business: »Of the 235 large industrial projects, 46 are running at a loss. → Compare GAIN(Cf. ↑gain) noun, PROFIT(Cf. ↑profit) noun … Financial and business terms
operate — (v.) c.1600, to be in effect, from L. operari to work, labor (in L.L. to have effect, be active, cause ); see OPERATION (Cf. operation). Surgical sense is first attested 1799. Meaning to work machinery is from 1864 in Amer.Eng. Related: Operated; … Etymology dictionary
operate at a gain — operate with profit, work in way that earns profit … English contemporary dictionary
