operate on operatee • operatic · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · operate on · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) perform surgery on. Synonyms: operate on, operate. Example: "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · operate · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074