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op·er·at·ing
[op-uh-rey-ting] Pronunciation Key
[op-uh-rey-ting] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon. |
| 2. | of, for, or pertaining to operations: an operating budget. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to the proper operation of a machine, appliance, etc.: a manual of operating instructions. |
| 4. | Railroads. of, pertaining, or belonging to railroad workers, as engineers or firemen, who are directly engaged in the mechanical operation of trains: an operating union. |
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op·er·ate
[op-uh-reyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.
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[op-uh-reyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -at·ed, -at·ing. –verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly. |
| 2. | to work or use a machine, apparatus, or the like. |
| 3. | to act effectively; produce an effect; exert force or influence (often fol. by on or upon): Their propaganda is beginning to operate on the minds of the people. |
| 4. | to perform some process of work or treatment. |
| 5. | Surgery. to perform a surgical procedure. |
| 6. | (of a drug) to produce the effect intended. |
| 7. | Military.
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| 8. | to carry on transactions in securities, or some commodity, esp. speculatively or on a large scale. |
| 9. | Informal. to use devious means for one's own gain; insinuate oneself; finagle: a man who knows how to operate with the ladies. |
| 10. | to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.): to operate a switchboard. |
| 11. | to put or keep (a factory, industrial system, ranch, etc.) working or in operation: to operate a coal mine. |
| 12. | to bring about, effect, or produce, as by action or the exertion of force or influence. |
[Origin: 1600–10; < LL operātus, ptp. of operārī, -āre to work, be efficacious, effect, produce, L: to busy oneself, v. deriv. of opera effort, work, akin to opus work; see -ate1
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op·er·at·a·ble, adjective
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| op·er·ate
(ŏp'ə-rāt') Pronunciation Key
v. op·er·at·ed, op·er·at·ing, op·er·ates v. intr.
v. tr.
[Latin operārī, operāt-, from opera, work; see op- in Indo-European roots.] |
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| operating | |
adjective | |
| 1. | involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond" |
| 2. | being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the 'new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions" [syn: operational] |
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: op·er·at·ing
Pronunciation: 'ä-p&-"rA-ti[ng]
Function: adjective
1 : engaged in active business
2 : arising out of or relating to the current daily operations of a concern (as in transportation or manufacturing) as distinct from its financial transactions and permanent improvements <operating expenses> <operating personnel>
Main Entry: op·er·at·ing
Pronunciation: 'ä-p&-"rA-ti[ng]
Function: adjective
1 : engaged in active business
2 : arising out of or relating to the current daily operations of a concern (as in transportation or manufacturing) as distinct from its financial transactions and permanent improvements <operating expenses> <operating personnel>
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