operate
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- v direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- v perform as expected when applied
- v handle and cause to function
do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol - v perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
- v happen
- v keep engaged
- v perform surgery on
The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life
- Selecting the vice presidential nominee is the most important decision a presidential candidate can make and one even Barack Obama has said will 'signal how I want to operate my .
- Justices agreed that newspapers which don't require licenses or airwaves to operate face theoretically unlimited competition, making the protection of the Fairness Doctrine .
- And TellMe lets you operate your phone with your voice, promising an end run around those confusing option menus.