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Definition: Operate On |
Operate OnVerb1. Perform surgery on; "The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Operate OnSynonym: operate (v). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Operate On |
| English words defined with "operate on": auxiliary engine ♦ donkey engine ♦ electronic ♦ footplate ♦ pedal ♦ switch on ♦ To run down, trephine, turn on. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Operate on the brain! (The Christine Jorgensen Story; writing credit: Christine Jorgensen; Robert E. Kent) Whatcha gonna do when I operate on you! (GWF Monday Night Attitude; writing credit: Nick Anastasio; Joe Bonilla) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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 | Model railroad car illustrating Shaffer's patented railway, designed to operate on a single rail above the ground;February, 1892;{16.000/5}. |  | Navy surgeons operate on two Korean soldiers, as the transport lay in Hungnam harbor on 16 December 1950, during the evacuation of that North Korean port. Photographed by R.A. Schreiber. Credit: NAVY. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | For these reasons, many surgeons do not operate on children who have disorders of vocal abuse or misuse. (references) | |
Business | These banks operate on a profit-loss basis. (references) | |
Electrical installations in Peru operate on 60-hertz cycles. (references) | ||
Most producers operate on wafer thin margins and rely on volumes to generate profits. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Mauritius | Foreign missionary groups are allowed to operate on a case-by-case basis. (references) |
Solomon Islands | During the year, print and broadcast media continued to operate on a regular basis. (references) | |
Cameroon | Although there are no legal restrictions on academic freedom, state security informants operate on university campuses. (references) | |
Economic History | Mauritius | Some 95 hotels operate on the island, with more under construction. (references) |
Greece | Sales agents operate on a purchase basis without affecting imports on their own account. (references) | |
Finland | Most state-controlled companies operate on a commercial basis, according to free-market principles. (references) | |
Political Economy | Mongolia | Reduced Government spending continued to force downsizing of the military forces and all security forces operate on a minimal budget. (references) |
Trade | Eq. Guinea | Televisions operate on the PAL standard. (references) |
New Zealand | Banks operate on an "at your own risk" policy for both management and depositors. (references) | |
Travel | Senegal | They operate on the GSM standard. (references) |
Bolivia | Cochabamba, Santa Cruz and most other cities operate on 220 volts, 50 cycles. (references) | |
Kuwait | The private sector has several clinics and hospitals that operate on a fee-for-service basis. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "operate on"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | 開刀 (to operate on or to be operated on, to perform or have an operation). (various references) | ||||
Danish | bevilling til at beflyve den pågældende rute (to operate on the route concerned). (various references) | ||||
Dutch | vergunning om op het betrokken trajekt een luchtdienst te onderhouden (to operate on the route concerned). (various references) | ||||
French | répondre une impulsion (to operate, to operate on something), répondre une commande (to operate, to operate on something), répondre (to operate, to operate on something), autorisation d'effectuer des vols sur la route concernée (to operate on the route concerned). (various references) | ||||
German | Beantragung,die betreffende Strecke zu befliegen (to operate on the route concerned), ansprechen (accost, address, appeal to, approach, attract, beard, go down well, make an impression on, mention, react, respond, speak to, to accost, to respond, to speak to). (various references) | ||||
Greek | χειρουργώ (perform operation). (various references) | ||||
Indonesian | membelek, membedel. (various references) | ||||
Italian | operare (act, be operated on, carry out, do, make, operate, perform, produce, work). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | operateay onay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-n-o-o-p-r-t" | |
-2 letters: operant, operate, patroon, pronate, pronota, protean. | |
-3 letters: arpent, atoner, enrapt, enroot, entera, entrap, neater, opener, operon, ornate, parent, parton, patron, pereon, poteen, pronto, protea, proton, ratoon, reopen, repeat, repent, retape, tarpon, teopan, trepan. | |
-4 letters: antre, aport, apron, apter, arete, arpen, atone, eaten, eater, enate, enter, etape, netop, noter, oaten, oater, opera, orate, paeon. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-n-o-o-p-r-t" | |
+2 letters: coleopteran, reoperation. | |
+3 letters: coleopterans, nonoperative, photoengrave, reoperations. | |
+4 letters: expectoration, overoperating, photoengraved, photoengraver, photoengraves, pneumatophore, proteinaceous, reapportioned, reexportation, reincorporate, teleportation, trapezohedron, uncooperative. | |
+5 letters: contemporaries, expectorations, extemporaneous, hyperemotional, intercorporate, noncooperative, overcompensate, pentobarbitone, phenobarbitone, photoengravers, pneumatophores, pneumothoraces, pneumothoraxes, preoperational, preponderation, radiotelephone, radiotelephony, reexportations, reincorporated, reincorporates, supererogation, teleportations, trapezohedrons, treponematoses, treponematosis, waterproofness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 70 65 72 61 74 65 4F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001111 01110000 01100101 01110010 01100001 01110100 01100101 00100000 01001111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)O p e r a t e   O n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004F 0070 0065 0072 0061 0074 0065 004F 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4982718467867124980 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Translations: Modern 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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Deens, danisht, danishte, لغة الدانمركية, نوع كعك, دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish; Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch; Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, فرنسي, اللغة الفرنسية, الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French; Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, المانية, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German; Grieks, Griek, الإغريقي, يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek; Indonesies, indonezian, الماليزي أحد أبناء ماليزيا, اللغة الأندونيسية, Indonesiu, индонезийски език, индонезийски, 印度尼西亚语, 印度尼西亞語 , indonéský, indonéština, indonésan, indoneser, Indonesisch, Indisch, Indonesiër, indonesiskt, indonesialainen, indonésien, Yndonesysk, Indonesier, Ινδονήσιος, indonéz, indonesiano, インドネシア語 , インドネシア", 인도네시아, Indoneesagh, indonésio, indonésia, индонезийский, индонезиец, Indtasisian, indonezijski, indonežanin, indonesio, indones, Indonesyo, endonezya'ya ait, endonezyalı, endonezya dili, endonezya, індонезі"ць, індонезійський, індонезійська мова, індонезійка, người In-ddô-nê-xi-a tiếng In-ddô-nê-xi-a, for Indonesian; Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, شخص إيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, الإيطالي, إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian; |
