German

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Etymology

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From Latin operārī (to work, labor, toil, have effect) +‎ -ieren, from opus, operis (work, labor). Cognate with Hunsrik opereere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /opəˈʁiːʁən/
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Verb

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operieren (weak, third-person singular present operiert, past tense operierte, past participle operiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to operate (perform operation)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • operieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • operieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • operieren” in Duden online
  • operieren” in OpenThesaurus.de