operated
Made it work
Operated is the past tense of operate, which means to function, run, or control something.
A machine operates when it works; a person operates it by controlling it.
Surgeons operate on patients.
Businesses operate in markets.
The factory operated around the clock.
She operated the crane with precision.
The clinic operated on a shoestring budget.
Physician who operates
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- sutureMedical wound closure
patient · procedure · theater · sterile · recovery · laparotomy · dissection · hemostasis
Collective mechanical equipment
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
- engineMachine producing motion
motor · piston · mechanism · turbine · valve · actuator · clutch · flywheel
Commercial activity or occupation
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- ventureRisky new undertaking
proprietor · owner · administrator · director · oversight · supervision · coordination · day-to-day
Programmable automated machine
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-drivingOperating without human control
- autopilotAutomated vehicle guidance system
- sensorInput-detecting device
programmed · remote · unmanned · drone · algorithm · computerized · mechanized · conveyor
Covert information gatherer
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- agentOne who acts independently
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
surveillance · infiltration · informant · handler · asset · front · safehouse · reconnaissance
surgeon
Physician who operates
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
suture · patient · procedure · theater · sterile · recovery · laparotomy · dissection · hemostasis · clamps
machinery
Collective mechanical equipment
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
engine · motor · piston · mechanism · turbine · valve · actuator · clutch · flywheel · controls
business
Commercial activity or occupation
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
venture · proprietor · owner · administrator · director · oversight · supervision · coordination · day-to-day · storefront
robot
Programmable automated machine
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-drivingOperating without human control
- autopilotAutomated vehicle guidance system
sensor · programmed · remote · unmanned · drone · algorithm · computerized · mechanized · conveyor · assembly line
spy
Covert information gatherer
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- agentOne who acts independently
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
clandestine · surveillance · infiltration · informant · handler · asset · front · safehouse · reconnaissance · counterintelligence
operatedbroken
Damaged beyond function
malfunctioned · failed · idle · stopped · nonfunctional
operatedneglected
Not given proper attention
abandoned · unmanaged · unmanned · unattended · autonomous
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- base of operationsCentral location for activities
- operating systemsCore device management software
- train operatorsThose driving locomotives
- operating tableSurgical procedure surface
- cleanup operationsSystematic removal of debris
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