operative

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operative

The new security system is fully operative.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Functioning effectively; in working order: Describes something, especially a machine or system, that is currently working or capable of working.
    • Producing a desired effect; effective: Refers to something that is crucial or key in producing a specific outcome.
    • Relating to or involving surgery: Pertains to medical treatment performed by surgical means.
    • Having force or being in effect: Describes a law, rule, or principle that is currently active and influential.

  2. Noun:

    • A detective or private investigator: A person employed to collect information or investigate cases.
    • A secret agent or spy: A person covertly employed, typically by a government, to obtain secret information.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The emergency brakes are now fully operative. (The brakes are in working order.)
    • In that sentence, "urgent" is the operative word. ("Urgent" is the key, most important word.)
    • He underwent an operative procedure to remove the tumor. (He had a surgical procedure.)
    • Several economic factors are operative in the current crisis. (Several economic factors are active and influential in the crisis.)

  • Noun:

    • The company hired a private operative to look into the matter. (The company hired a detective.)
    • She worked as an operative for a foreign intelligence service. (She worked as a spy.)
Advanced Usage

  • "The operative word": A phrase used to highlight the most significant or key word in a statement.

    • The plan is *flexible—and that's the operative word.* (The key aspect of the plan is its flexibility.)

  • "To become operative": To come into effect or start functioning.

    • The new law will become operative next month. (The new law will take effect next month.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Operate (verb): To function or to control the functioning of something; to perform surgery.
    • Do you know how to operate this machinery?
  • Operation (noun): The fact or process of functioning; a surgical procedure; a planned activity.
    • The factory is now in operation.
  • Operator (noun): A person who operates equipment; a person who runs a business.
    • She is a skilled machine operator.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (functioning): Functional, working, active, operational.
  • Adjective (key): Crucial, key, significant, pivotal.
  • Noun (detective): Investigator, private eye, sleuth.
  • Noun (spy): Agent, secret agent, intelligence officer.
Related Phrases
  • Covert operative: A secret agent whose work and identity are concealed.
    • The covert operative gathered information for years without being detected.
  • Field operative: An agent who works actively in a specific area, often abroad.
    • He was sent abroad as a field operative.
operative

The new security system is fully operative.

Adjective
  1. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
    • in running (or working) order
    • a functional set of brakes
  2. effective; producing a desired effect
    • the operative word
  3. relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
    • a surgical appendix
    • a surgical procedure
    • operative dentistry
  4. being in force or having or exerting force
    • operative regulations
    • the major tendencies operative in the American political system
Noun
  1. someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
  2. a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

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