What is to produce, as an effect; to cause. The same cause would operate a diminution of the value of stock. A. Hamilton called?
operate — To produce, as an effect; to cause. The same cause would operate a diminution of the value of stock. A. Hamilton. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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