(transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.

simple past tense and past participle of operate

(in combination) operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy / having undergone an operation

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of operate

One who operates. / A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to establish temporary network connections.

The method by which a device performs its function. / The method or practice by which actions are done. / The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.

That operates to produce an effect.

An operative person or thing. / (psychology) Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment.

Of or relating to operations, especially military operations. / Functioning and ready for use. / Effective or operative. / Determined by means of practical measures.

In operation; that operates. / Involved in an operation.