Synonyms for operate on
op·er·ate on

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1. operate on, operateverb

   perform surgery on

   "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

   Synonyms:
   lock, run, operate, manoeuvre, engage, manoeuver, go, function, work, control, mesh, maneuver

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1. Estela Meléndez:

   The doctor said I had a tumor and that they needed to operate on me.

2. Richard Vigne:

   We will operate on the barebones.

3. Felmont Eaves:

   It's important to understand their motivation and where they are psychologically, you don't want to operate on something you don't have to.

4. Enrique Crespo:

   It's not the worst injury I've seen, but it's the biggest goring wound I've ever had to operate on.

5. Andrew Tyrie:

   The (Treasury) Committee is concerned about allegations involving HSBC and its Swiss private bank, banks have repeatedly told the Committee that, since the crisis, they have put in place reforms to ensure that they operate on the basis of sharply improved standards. The Committee will need reassurance that they have done so in private banking.