to operate
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4.5
- verb
- /ˈɑːpəreɪt/
:
operar a
- After examining the scans, the doctor knew he had to operate immediately.
- operate on a patient
- operate on the ear
- operate on an animal
You can see it in research on on cardiac surgeons where you know how it's it's pretty common for surgeons to operate at multiple hospitals.
- You can see it in research on on cardiac surgeons where you know how it's it's pretty common for surgeons to operate at multiple hospitals.
- I was compelled by the face Shields that the OP that the, the, the, the, the, the technicians use when they're operating on the hosts.
- Well, none of the adult neurosurgeons would operate on him for good reason.
Examples
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Father did not have much money left, yet it was necessary to operate on the girl.
Fiction book (1996) -
I told you, they're operating again on Thursday.
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The doctor is about to operate.
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The house surgeon had to operate...
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She'd lost weight since August, and her right side, where they'd operated, still felt weak.
Fiction book (1998) -
With remote hands, surgeons could operate on a cruise ship or a battlefield from halfway across the world.
Academic text (2008) -
All patients were operated on under general anesthesia in the lithotomy position with urinary catheterization.
Academic text (2012) -
The surgeon will operate on the patient to remove the tumor.
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The team decided to operate as quickly as possible to save the injured animal.
Synonyms
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4.6
To cut and repair a part of a person or animal in surgery
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
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Surface Forms
Morphology
operate = oper + ate
Although related to the basic sense 'to perform (a procedure)', the surgical sense is a specialized, conventionalized usage that learners might not derive solely from the root + '-ate' without exposure.
Etymology
Operate comes from an old Latin root meaning 'to work', and the same root is in operation, which can mean a medical procedure. So to operate on someone is to 'work' on their body to fix a problem.