operate
/ˈɒpəˌeɪt/AH-pur-ayt
/ˈɑpɚˌeɪt/AH-pur-ayt
Meaningto work
Common meaning: to work or run
Other meanings: to perform surgery
- operwork, a piece of workLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1267 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Journey through time
- Latinoperari‘to work’source
- Englishoperate‘to work or run’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin opus ‘work, a piece of work’.
Roots
- opus, operis Latin “work, a piece of work”
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