Definitions For Operate

verb

  • Perform surgery on
  • Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
  • Handle and cause to function
  • Keep engaged
  • Perform as expected when applied
  • Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
  • To function or behave in a proper or particular way
  • To use and control (something)
  • To have control of (something, such as a business, department, program, etc.)

Is Operates a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
11

The word Operate is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Operate in a Sentence

  • They hope to have the windmill operating again tomorrow.
  • The camera also operates underwater.
  • The machine can operate at high speeds.

Synonyms for Operate

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