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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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, Maneuver, Ure.]
     1. To perform a work or labor; to exert power or strength,
        physical or mechanical; to act.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the
        result designed by nature; especially (Med.), to take
        appropriate effect on the human system.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power
        or influence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The virtues of private persons operate but on a few.
                                                    --Atterbury.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A plain, convincing reason operates on the mind both
              of a learned and ignorant hearer as long as they
              live.                                 --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Surg.) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a
        methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a
        view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation,
        lithotomy, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to
        speculative profits. [Brokers' Cant]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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. ?fa. Cf. Inure,
     Maneuver, Ure.]
     1. To perform a work or labor; to exert power or strengh,
        physical or mechanical; to act.
  
     2. To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the
        result designed by nature; especially (Med.), to take
        appropriate effect on the human system.
  
     3. To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power
        or influence.
  
              The virtues of private persons operate but on a few.
                                                    --Atterbury.
  
              A plain, convincing reason operates on the mind both
              of a learned and ignorant hearer as long as they
              live.                                 --Swift.
  
     4. (Surg.) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a
        methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a
        view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation,
        lithotomy, etc.
  
     5. To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to
        speculative profits. [Brokers' Cant]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  operated
     a.
     1 (lb en in combination) operated by the means specified e.g. a
  battery-operated toy
     2 having undergone an operation
     vb.
     (infl of en operate  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  operated
     a.
     1 (lb en in combination) operated by the means specified e.g. a
  battery-operated toy
     2 having undergone an operation
     vb.
     (infl of en operate  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  operated
     a.
     1 (lb en in combination) operated by the means specified e.g. a
  battery-operated toy
     2 having undergone an operation
     vb.
     (infl of en operate  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  operated
     a.
     1 (lb en in combination) operated by the means specified e.g. a
  battery-operated toy
     2 having undergone an operation
     vb.
     (infl of en operate  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  operated
     Englanti a.
     jollakin sähköinen toimiva
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm o perate d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  operated
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en operate ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb operate)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Operated /ˈɒpəɹˌeɪtɪd/
  مشتغل

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  operated /ˈɒpəɹˌeɪtɪd/ 
  spravovaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  operated /ˈɒpəɹˌeɪtɪd/ 
  řízený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  operated /ˈɒpəɹˌeɪtɪd/ 
  provozovaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  operated /ˈɒpəɹˌeɪtɪd/ 
  obsluhovaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  operated /ˈɒpəɹˌeɪtɪd/ 
  ovládaný