operate on English

Meaning operate on meaning

What does operate on mean?

operate on

— verb (= operate) perform surgery on The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life

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operate

perform operation

eliminate

cut off

amputate

trim

traverse

tease

stab

spay

snip off

snip

slit

slice up

slice

shear

sever

scissor

retrench

resect

remove skin

reduce

pinch

pierce

pare down

pare

nip off

mow

jab

fix

edit out

edit

cut to

cut out

cut back

cut away

cut

cross

carve

butcher