Definition of Operate on

1. Verb. Perform surgery on. "Did he operate on his foot? "; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

Exact synonyms: Operate
Category relationships: Medicine, Practice Of Medicine
Specialized synonyms: Desex, Desexualise, Desexualize, Fix, Sterilise, Sterilize, Unsex, Face-lift, Lift, Trephine, Venesect
Generic synonyms: Care For, Treat
Derivative terms: Operation, Operative

Lexicographical Neighbors of Operate On

operagoing
operagoings
operalike
operameter
operand
operanda
operands
operandum
operant
operant behaviour
operant conditioning
operantly
operants
operas
operate
operate on (current term)
operated
operatee
operates
operatic
operatic star
operatical
operatically
operatics
operating
operating(a)
operating-room
operating-system
operating-theatre
operating budget

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