operates

op-er-ates · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present tense of "operate"; functions or works.

  2. 2.

    Controls or manages the functioning of something.

  3. 3.

    Performs surgery.

Related words

See also: operate, operated, operating, operation

Etymology

Third person singular form of operate, from Latin operari ("to work, labor").