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operated

The correct spelling is operated.

How to pronounce operated

verb

Say it like: Ope-rat-ed

The correct spelling is operated. To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act. For example: "to operate a machine"

Usage Examples

to operate a machine

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
  2. 2.To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially to take appropriate effect on the human system.
  3. 3.To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.
  4. 4.To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
  5. 5.To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.

adjective

  1. 1.(in combination) operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy
  2. 2.Having undergone an operation

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