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operated

  • /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪd/ US
  • /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪd/ UK

adjective more operated · most operated

  1. in compounds Operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy.
  2. having undergone an operation Further light is thrown on homosexuality in Australia by the supposition of Spencer and Gillen that the mika operation (urethral subincision), an artificial hypospadias, is for the purpose of homosexual intercourse. Klaatsch has discussed the homosexual origin of the mika operation on the basis of i

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of operate

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Closest in meaning: operational, operative, in operation, powered, ruled, works, levered, fueled, fuelled, illuminated, headed, battalion, led, lit, delivered, compressed

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@misc{operated_2026,
  title = {operated},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/operated},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}