Meaning of operate on in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Verb

   operate on

   Definitions

   1. perform surgery on

   Examples

   • « The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life »

   Derived terms

   • operation
   • surgery
   • surgical operation
   • surgical procedure
   • surgical process

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• operate
• operant conditioning
• operant
• operand
• operate on
• operatic
• operatic star
• operating
• operating(a)