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operate

/ˈɒpəɹeɪt/
verb
  1. To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.

  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. To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.

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