operate on

• Verbo frasal que se usa para referirse a realizar un procedimiento quirúrgico en un paciente o, en un sentido más amplio, a llevar a cabo una acción controlada sobre un sistema u objeto.

A phrasal verb used to indicate performing a surgical procedure on a patient or, more broadly, performing a controlled action on a system or object.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Perform surgeryformalmedical

   To perform a medical procedure on a patient to treat an injury or disease.

   operar

   • The surgeon will operate on the patient's heart tomorrow.
   • They operated on her knee to repair the torn ligament.
   • The doctor decided to operate on the tumor immediately.

   Sinónimosopen up

2. Influence or affectformal

   To have an effect on something or someone, often in a psychological or emotional way.

   influir o afectar

   • The propaganda operated on the fears of the population.
   • The therapist's words operated on his subconscious mind.
   • The new law operates on the principle of fairness.

   Sinónimosact onaffectimpactinfluencework on

Verbo baseoperate