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. John Kerry:

   I operate on the presumption that Iran is a fundamental danger, that they are engaged in negative activities throughout the [Middle East] region, that they’re destabilizing places, and that they consider Israel a fundamental enemy at this moment in time.

2. Yuriy Ihnat:

   Ukraine has been effective in the sky because we operate on our own land, the enemy flying into our airspace is flying into the zone of our air defense systems.

3. Richard Vigne:

   We will operate on the barebones.

4. Andrew Tyrie:

   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.

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.