operative
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4.8
- adjective
- /ˈɑːpərətɪv/
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operativo
- Conclusion: Error learning is operative in aphasia but is dependent on the type of strategy used during naming failure.
- become operative
- operative principle
- operative provisions
It was still operative when the plaintiff loaded his truck.
- It was still operative when the plaintiff loaded his truck.
- And you're just telling us how the neurophysics of energy are being tested and shown to be operative.
- And so the the operative assumption there is that you are the sum total of your choices and that free will is everything.
- I mean, who was who made these kind of operative decisions?
- And it's, I mean, I mean transference is the operative word in that, in that domain.
- Now, even even is the operative word there it is that it is the method.
- And Thompson says, OK, we can come up with two basic principles here that are operative in these cases for foot and and what are they?
Examples
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Are these security cameras operative or are they just there for show?
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The phone will only be operative for a few minutes.
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I think the operative word here is force.
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That is the operative word here.
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I'm very concerned that we're moving into a victim hood culture, and culture is the operative word here.
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The matching of characteristics to states in which they obtained or were operative is shown in Table 2.
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As Table 2 suggests, this factor seems most operative for former colonial powers still engaged in the developing world.
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The operative word here would be “Federal.”
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It was still operative when the plaintiff loaded his truck.
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The new safety regulations will become operative starting next month.
Synonyms
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3.2
Working correctly so it can be used
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4.3
About the practical running of a system or process
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3.2
Working now and serving its purpose
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Having influence that causes a result
Working or being used now
Able to be used and good enough for everyday tasks
Working correctly and ready to use
Antonyms
Compounds
A country in northeastern South America that became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966
How Effective
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Operative comes from the Latin root oper meaning 'work', the same root as operate and operation. So when a law, machine, or rule is operative, it is 'working' or in effect.