operate

/'ɔpəreit/
Verb
  1. perform surgery on
    • The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life
  2. keep engaged
    • engaged the gears
  3. happen
    • What is going on in the minds of the people?
  4. perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
  5. handle and cause to function
    • do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol
    • control the lever
  6. perform as expected when applied
    • The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
    • Does this old car still run well?
    • This old radio doesn't work anymore
  7. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
    • She is running a relief operation in the Sudan

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A surgeon operates on a patient in a modern hospital.