operate on

• Verbo usado para indicar a realização de uma cirurgia em um paciente ou, em sentido mais amplo, a execução de uma ação controlada sobre um sistema ou 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.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

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.

   Sinônimosopen up

2. Influence or affectformal

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

   Influenciar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosact onaffectimpactinfluencework on

Verbo baseoperate