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Adjective The factory must pass inspection before it becomes operative. The telephone system is now fully operative. If I go, I will bring a salad. “If,” however, is the operative word, since I am not sure that I can go. Noun CIA operatives take terrible risks to find out the secrets of foreign countries. set in the 1930s, the novel is about a washed-out operative working for a third-rate detective agency

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Adjective

The telescope feature worked well for a pass-the-controller co-operative play.

Andy Robertson, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 Post-operative nausea and vomiting is a significant concern.

Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2022 The co-operative group model is aiming to overcome this by providing young people with higher quality work than is perhaps available elsewhere.

Adi Gaskell, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 One of the priorities of modern gender confirmation surgery is the ability for post-operative patients to enjoy physical intimacy.

Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads, 8 June 2022 To aid in that process, UH Parma Medical Center recently added a new Alter G weightless treadmill, which facilitates a faster and earlier return to upright activity for post-operative and post-injury patients than a traditional treadmill.

John Benson, cleveland, 1 June 2022 Insurance companies believed those images represented the pre-operative condition of the teeth and paid the claims, prosecutors said.

David Aaro, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2022 Café X is a co-operative project designed to bring together members of San Diego’s Black and other communities of color for conversations, education, sharing of resources and — most important — building community wealth.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2022 The study is the first hard evidence that post-operative radioactive iodine is very likely useless for these low risk thyroid cancers, said Johns Hopkins’ Cooper, who also wrote an editorial on the study.

Angus Chen, STAT, 10 Mar. 2022

Noun

Sandra Oh) is a very mid-level British intelligence operative with a side interest in criminal psychopathy.

Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 Libby was ultimately charged -- and convicted -- of something else: lying to the grand jury and federal investigators about his role in leaking the identity of Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, who was a covert CIA operative.

Mike Levine, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2022 One is a suspect in an unsolved missing person’s case; the other is an undercover operative on his trail.

Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Aug. 2022 One Democratic operative in Ohio with experience in redistricting said the Senate Republican plan would be an improvement for Democrats, relatively speaking.

Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2021 As Spann and at least one other CIA operative, along with several journalists, were interviewing Taliban prisoners, hundreds of Taliban members who had been taken prisoner at the fort staged a massive uprising.

Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2021 The 25-minute recording was captured by a microphone that Stone was wearing on his lapel for a Danish film crew, which was making a feature-length documentary on the veteran Republican operative.

Dalton Bennett, Washington Post, 30 July 2022 The 25-minute recording was captured by a microphone that Stone was wearing on his lapel for a Danish film crew, which was making a feature-length documentary on the veteran Republican operative.

Jon Swaine, Dalton Bennett, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2022 The 25-minute recording was captured by a microphone that Stone was wearing on his lapel for a Danish film crew, which was making a feature-length documentary on the veteran Republican operative.

Jon Swaine, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English operatif "active, working," borrowed from Late Latin operātīvus, from operātus, past participle of operārī "to work, be efficacious" + Latin -īvus -ive — more at operate

Noun

derivative of operative entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

circa 1810, in the meaning defined above

单词	operative
释义	operative 1 of 2 adjective op·er·a·tive ˈä-p(ə-)rə-tiv ˈä-pə-ˌrā- 1 a : producing an appropriate effect : efficacious operative techniques b : most significant or essential the operative word in a phrase the operative facts 2 : exerting force or influence : operating an operative statute 3 a : having to do with physical operations (as of machines) operative skills b : working an operative craftsman 4 : based on or consisting of an operation operative dentistry The disease may require operative treatment. operatively adverb operativeness noun operative 2 of 2 noun : operator: such as a : artisan, mechanic b : a secret agent c : private investigator d : a person who works toward achieving the objectives of a larger interest political operatives Synonyms Adjective active alive functional functioning going live living on operating operational running working Noun agent asset emissary intelligencer mole spook spy undercover See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective The factory must pass inspection before it becomes operative. The telephone system is now fully operative. If I go, I will bring a salad. “If,” however, is the operative word, since I am not sure that I can go. Noun CIA operatives take terrible risks to find out the secrets of foreign countries. set in the 1930s, the novel is about a washed-out operative working for a third-rate detective agency Recent Examples on the Web Adjective The telescope feature worked well for a pass-the-controller co-operative play. Andy Robertson, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 Post-operative nausea and vomiting is a significant concern. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2022 The co-operative group model is aiming to overcome this by providing young people with higher quality work than is perhaps available elsewhere. Adi Gaskell, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 One of the priorities of modern gender confirmation surgery is the ability for post-operative patients to enjoy physical intimacy. Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads, 8 June 2022 To aid in that process, UH Parma Medical Center recently added a new Alter G weightless treadmill, which facilitates a faster and earlier return to upright activity for post-operative and post-injury patients than a traditional treadmill. John Benson, cleveland, 1 June 2022 Insurance companies believed those images represented the pre-operative condition of the teeth and paid the claims, prosecutors said. David Aaro, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2022 Café X is a co-operative project designed to bring together members of San Diego’s Black and other communities of color for conversations, education, sharing of resources and — most important — building community wealth. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2022 The study is the first hard evidence that post-operative radioactive iodine is very likely useless for these low risk thyroid cancers, said Johns Hopkins’ Cooper, who also wrote an editorial on the study. Angus Chen, STAT, 10 Mar. 2022 Noun Sandra Oh) is a very mid-level British intelligence operative with a side interest in criminal psychopathy. Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 Libby was ultimately charged -- and convicted -- of something else: lying to the grand jury and federal investigators about his role in leaking the identity of Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, who was a covert CIA operative. Mike Levine, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2022 One is a suspect in an unsolved missing person’s case; the other is an undercover operative on his trail. Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Aug. 2022 One Democratic operative in Ohio with experience in redistricting said the Senate Republican plan would be an improvement for Democrats, relatively speaking. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2021 As Spann and at least one other CIA operative, along with several journalists, were interviewing Taliban prisoners, hundreds of Taliban members who had been taken prisoner at the fort staged a massive uprising. Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2021 The 25-minute recording was captured by a microphone that Stone was wearing on his lapel for a Danish film crew, which was making a feature-length documentary on the veteran Republican operative. Dalton Bennett, Washington Post, 30 July 2022 The 25-minute recording was captured by a microphone that Stone was wearing on his lapel for a Danish film crew, which was making a feature-length documentary on the veteran Republican operative. Jon Swaine, Dalton Bennett, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2022 The 25-minute recording was captured by a microphone that Stone was wearing on his lapel for a Danish film crew, which was making a feature-length documentary on the veteran Republican operative. Jon Swaine, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English operatif "active, working," borrowed from Late Latin operātīvus, from operātus, past participle of operārī "to work, be efficacious" + Latin -īvus -ive — more at operate Noun derivative of operative entry 1 First Known Use Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun circa 1810, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition operative adjective op·er·a·tive ˈäp-(ə-)rət-iv ˈäp-ə-ˌrāt- : of, relating to, involving, or resulting from an operation operative treatment operative mortality rates operative 1 of 2 noun 1 as in spy a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country CIA operatives take terrible risks to find out the secrets of foreign countries Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance spy agent undercover mole emissary undercover agent asset informer secret agent spook intelligencer infiltrator courier counterspy sleeper double agent superspy spymaster stool pigeon 2 as in detective a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons set in the 1930s, the novel is about a washed-out operative working for a third-rate detective agency Synonyms & Similar Words detective investigator sleuth private detective private eye dick private investigator gumshoe sleuthhound hawkshaw shamus sherlock tracer tracker fed tail nark narc plainclothesman shadow G-man Federal operative 2 of 2 adjective 1 as in operating being in effective operation the last operative bookbinder of its kind in the business Synonyms & Similar Words operating operational functioning operable running active working functional going on in force on line live in commission living alive effective viable into commission effectual in gear performing serving employable useful producing usable dynamic workable flourishing useable productive yielding busy humming thriving bustling astir roaring Antonyms & Near Antonyms inoperative nonoperative inactive broken dead nonfunctioning nonoperational ineffective useless ineffectual nonoperating nonfunctional nonactivated kaput latent inoperable deactivated arrested kaputt unworkable decommissioned inert dormant idle unusable quiescent unproductive nonproductive sleepy fallow lifeless asleep stagnating vegetating See More 2 as in efficient producing or capable of producing a desired result unfortunately, the operative amount of the medication and the lethal amount were too close for it to be used safely Synonyms & Similar Words efficient effective effectual productive potent adequate efficacious expert capable skilled useful adept proficient competent fruitful practiced active practical dynamic veteran skillful experienced accomplished working functional convincing versed valid feasible masterly practised cogent practicable telling virtuoso striking consummate hyperefficient ultraefficient applicable killer sound useable realizable usable workable Antonyms & Near Antonyms inoperative ineffective useless inefficient ineffectual incapable incompetent unproductive fruitless inexperienced unskilled counterproductive unqualified unsuccessful abortive inoperative futile unfruitful vain idle hollow empty unprofitable inexpert worthless pointless unskillful unseasoned bootless unavailing See More
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