Operated

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Operate \Op"er*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Operated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Operating}.] [L. operatus, p. p. of operari to work,
     fr. opus, operis, work, labor; akin to Skr. apas, and also to
     G. ["u]ben to exercise, OHG. uoben, Icel. [ae]fa. Cf.
     {Inure}, {Maneuver}, {Ure}.]
     1. To perform a work or labor; to exert power or strength,


        physical or mechanical; to act.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the
        result designed by nature; especially (Med.), to take
        appropriate effect on the human system.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power
        or influence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The virtues of private persons operate but on a few.
                                                    --Atterbury.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A plain, convincing reason operates on the mind both
              of a learned and ignorant hearer as long as they
              live.                                 --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Surg.) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a
        methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a
        view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation,
        lithotomy, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to
        speculative profits. [Brokers' Cant]
        [1913 Webster]