# operated

Pronunciation: say "OP-uh-ray-tid" US /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪd/, UK /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of operate. — simple past and past participle of operate
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of operate. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The surgeons operated late into the night to save the patient._
   - _For decades the company operated three mills along the river._

## Adjective

2. Powered or controlled by the specific means named, such as a battery-operated toy or a hand-operated pump.
   - Simple: Powered or controlled by whatever source or method is named.
   - _The museum displayed a foot-operated sewing machine from the early 1900s._
   - _Remotely operated drones surveyed the disaster zone from a safe distance._
3. Having undergone a surgical operation; said of a patient or of the body part that was treated.
   - Simple: Treated with surgery, said of a patient or a body part after an operation.
   - _The surgeon checked the operated shoulder during the follow-up visit._
   - _Operated limbs require careful monitoring for early signs of infection._

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