English-Thai Dictionary
operate
VI ก่อให้เกิด ผล kor-hai-koed-pon
operate
VI ปฏิบัติ ปฏิบัติงาน ปฏิบัติการ ทำงาน work function perform pa-ti-bud
operate
VI ผ่าตัด pa-tad
operate
VT ปฏิบัติ ปฏิบัติงาน ปฏิบัติการ ทำงาน work act perform pa-ti-bud
operate against
PHRV ดำเนินการ เพื่อ คัดค้าน dam-noen-kan-poem-kad-kan
operate from
PHRV ทำงาน จาก (สถานที่ tam-ngan-jak
operate on
PHRV(แพทย์ ผ่าตัด pa-tad
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
OPERATE
v.i.[L. operor; Heb. signifies to be strong, to prevail. ] 1. To act; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical. External bodies operate on animals by means of perception. Sound operates upon the auditory nerves through the medium of air. Medicines operate on the body by increasing or diminishing organic action.
2. To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence. Motives operate on the mind in determining the judgment. Examples operate in producing imitation.
The virtues of private persons operate but on a few -
A plain convincing reason operates on the mind both of a learned and an ignorant hearer as long as he lives.
3. In surgery, to perform some manual act in a methodical manner upon a human body, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health; as in amputation, lithotomy and the like.
4. To act; to have agency; to produce any effect.
OPERATE
v.t.To effect; to produce by agency. The same cause would operate a diminution of the value of stock -
[This use is not frequent, and can hardly be said to be well authorized. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
OPERATE
Op "er *ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Operated; p. pr. & vb. n. Operating. ]Etym: [L. operatus, p.p. of operari to work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor; akin to Skr. apas, and also to G. üben to exercise, OHG. uoben, Icel.. Cf. Inure, Maneuver, Ure. ]
1. To perform a work or labor; to exert power or strengh, physical or mechanical; to act.
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.
3. To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence. The virtues of private persons operate but on a few. Atterbury. A plain, convincing reason operates on the mind both of a learned and ignorant hearer as long as they live. Swift.
4. (Surg.)
Defn: 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.
5. To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits. [Brokers' Cant ]
OPERATE
OPERATE Op "er *ate, v. t.
1. To produce, as an effect; to cause. The same cause would operate a diminution of the value of stock. A. Hamilton.
2. To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work; as, to operate a machine.
New American Oxford Dictionary
operate
op er ate |ˈäpəˌrāt ˈɑpəˌreɪt | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] (of a person ) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system ): a shortage of workers to operate new machines. • [ no obj. ] (of a machine, process, or system ) function in a specified manner: market forces were allowed to operate freely. • [ no obj. ] be in effect: there is a powerful law that operates in politics. • (of a person or organization ) manage and run (a business ): many foreign companies operate factories in the U.S. • [ no obj. ] (of an organization ) be managed and run in a specified way: neither company had operated within the terms of its charter. • [ no obj. ] (of an armed force ) conduct military activities in a specified area or from a specified base: the mountain bases from which the guerrillas were operating. 2 [ no obj. ] perform a surgical operation: the surgeons refused to operate | my brother had to be operated on last week. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin operat- ‘done by labor, ’ from the verb operari, from opus, oper- ‘work. ’
Oxford Dictionary
operate
op ¦er |ate |ˈɒpəreɪt | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] (of a person ) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system ): the Prime Minister operates a system of divide and rule. • [ no obj., with adverbial ] (of a machine, process, or system ) function in a specified manner: market forces were allowed to operate freely. • manage (a business ): many foreign companies operate factories in the United States. • [ no obj., with adverbial ] (of an organization ) be managed in a specified way or from a specified place: neither company had operated within the terms of its constitution. • [ no obj., with adverbial ] (of an armed force ) conduct military activities in a specified area. 2 [ no obj. ] be in effect: there is a powerful law which operates in politics. 3 [ no obj. ] perform a surgical operation: my brother had to be operated on last week. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin operat- ‘done by labour ’, from the verb operari, from opus, oper- ‘work ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
operate
operate verb 1 he can operate the machine: work, run, make go, use, utilize, handle, control, manage; drive, steer, maneuver. 2 the machine ceased to operate: function, work, go, run, be in working /running order, be operative. ANTONYMS break down. 3 the way the law operates in practice: take effect, act, apply, be applied, function. 4 he operated the mine until 1931: direct, control, manage, run, govern, administer, superintend, head (up ), supervise, oversee, preside over, be in control /charge of. 5 doctors decided to operate: perform surgery, do an operation; informal put under the knife.
Oxford Thesaurus
operate
operate verb 1 he can operate the machine: work, make go, run, set off, use, utilize, employ, handle, control, wield, ply, manage, be in charge of; drive, steer, guide, pilot, manipulate, manoeuvre, exercise. 2 the machine ceased to operate: function, work, go, run, perform, act, be in action, behave, be in working /running order, be operative. ANTONYMS break down, fail. 3 the research will examine how the law operates in practice: take effect, act, be in effect, be in force, be in operation, stand, apply, be applied, run, be /remain valid, be current, function, be efficacious, hold good, be the case. 4 Hechstetter continued to operate the mines until about 1634: direct, control, manage, run, conduct, carry on, govern, administer, superintend, head (up ), lead, look after, supervise, oversee, preside over, be in control /charge of. 5 when the results of the X-rays are known, doctors will decide whether to operate on Adis: perform surgery, carry out an operation, intervene; informal put someone under the knife.
Duden Dictionary
Operateur
Ope ra teur Substantiv, maskulin , der |opəraˈtøːɐ̯ |der Operateur; Genitiv: des Operateurs, Plural: die Operateure französisch opérateur < lateinisch operator, Operator 1 Arzt, der eine Operation 1 durchführt ein guter Operateur 2 veraltend Kameramann, Fotograf 3 veraltend jemand, der Filme im Kino vorführt
Operateurin
Ope ra teu rin Substantiv, feminin , die |…ˈtø:rɪn |weibliche Form zu Operateur
French Dictionary
opérateur
opérateur opératrice n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui fait fonctionner un appareil, qui effectue des opérations techniques. : Un opérateur de prise de vues. Elle est opératrice de saisie. FORME FAUTIVE opératrice. Anglicisme au sens de téléphoniste.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
operate
op er ate /ɑ́pərèɪt |ɔ́p -/〖opera (仕事 )ate (をする )〗(名 )operation, operator, (形 )operative 動詞 ~s /-ts /; ~d /-ɪd /; -ating 自動詞 1 a. 〖~+副詞 〗〈機械 装置が 〉動く , 作動する (function ) (!副詞 は様態などの表現 ) ▸ The device only operates at modest temperatures .その装置は適温でのみ作動する ▸ operate on batteries 電池で動く .b. 〈物が 〉 «…として » 役割を果たす, 機能する (function ) «as » ; 〈人が 〉 (一定の方法で )働く, 物事を行う, (本来の )任務を果たす ▸ a PC that also operates as a server サーバーとしても機能するパソコン .2 〈複雑な物が 〉 (一定の方法で )動く, 働く , 作用する , 機能する; 〈法則 原理が 〉 «…に » 影響を及ぼす «on » ▸ We still do not know how different parts of the brain operate .脳の各部分がどのように働いているのか我々にはまだわかっていない 3 【患者 患部を 】手術する , 執刀する «on » ▸ The doctor operated on the patient for cancer .その医師は患者に癌 (がん )の手術をした (!(1 )╳… operated the patient …. としない. (2 )受け身はThe patient was operated on for cancer となる ) .4 〖~+副詞 〗〈組織 会社が 〉営業する , 活動する (!副詞 は場所 様態の表現 ) ▸ operate from coast to coast アメリカ全土で営業を展開する .5 〈軍隊が 〉 «…で » 展開する «in » ; « …に対して » 軍事行動を行う «against » .6 (株などの )取引を行う .他動詞 1 〈機械 装置 〉を操作 [運転, 操縦 ]する ▸ learn how to operate the new computer software 新しいコンピュータソフトの使い方を学ぶ .2 〈会社 〉を経営する, 〈ビジネス 〉を行う ▸ We operate several plants in Thailand .当社はタイに工場を複数持っている .3 〈制度 サービス 〉を導入する ; 行う ▸ operate an exchange program 交換留学制度を導入している .