operative
operative is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.
- 2.(Surg.) Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery.
- 3.A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- act
- acting
- action
- agency
- bear
- bring
- causation
- come
- despair
- doing
- effect
- effectual
- efficacious
- efficient
- exercise
- foot
- force
- free
- function
- have
- home
- influence
- instrumentality
- interaction
- interworking
- into
- lest
- maintain
- maintenance
- mix
- modus
- must
- myself
- office
- operate
- operation
- perform
- play
- power
- practical
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is operative.
- What is producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty called?
- What is based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery called?
- What is a skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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