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Operate On

Part of Speech: Verb phrase

Definition: To perform a surgical procedure on a patient

Sense 1: (Medical) Perform surgery or a specific medical treatment on someone

Example Sentence: The skilled surgeon will operate on the patient tomorrow.

Sense 2: (Mathematics) Perform a mathematical operation or transformation on a specific object or set of numbers

Example Sentence: The professor will operate on the equation to solve for x.

Sense 3: (Informal) To manipulate or control someone or something

Example Sentence: They try to operate on their employees to maximize productivity.

Sense 4: (Informal) To successfully work with or handle something

Example Sentence: Jack knows how to operate on this machinery efficiently.

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