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operated

Syllables: op·er·at·edUK/ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪd//ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪd/

operated adjective: operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy. Also the simple past and past participle of operate.

Adjective

operated (comparative more operated, superlative most operated)

  1. (in-compounds) Operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy.
  2. having undergone an operation
    • Further light is thrown on homosexuality in Australia by the supposition of Spencer and Gillen that the mika operation (urethral subincision), an artificial hypospadias, is for the purpose of homosexual intercourse. Klaatsch has discussed the homosexual origin of the mika operation on the basis of...1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)

Also used as

operated is also the simple past and past participle of operate.

operated meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Punjabi

operated in Hindi

संचालित

operated in Marathi

ऑपरेट केले

operated in Telugu

ఆపరేట్ చేయబడింది

operated in Punjabi

ਸੰਚਾਲਿਤ
More languagesFewer languages
operated in Nepali
सञ्चालन गरियो

Forms of operated

comparativemore operated
superlativemost operated

Words formed from operated

Questions about operated

What does operated mean?
Operated means operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy.
What is operated in Hindi?
Operated in Hindi is संचालित. See Operated meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is operated?
Operated is an adjective.
How do you pronounce operated?
Operated is pronounced /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪd/ (US).

Words near operated in the dictionary

  1. operaphobes
  2. operas
  3. operas bouffes
  4. operatable
  5. operate
  6. operated
  7. operatee
  8. operatees
  9. operates
  10. operatic
  11. operatic soprano

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Adapted from Wiktionary: operated (page history and authors); operated (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); operated (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); operated (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); operated (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); operated (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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