Operative meaning

Word: Operative

How to pronounce: ˈɒpərətɪv

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Functioning or having effect.

Example sentences: "The transmitter is operative"

2. Relating to surgery.

Example sentences: "They had wounds needing operative treatment"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A worker, especially a skilled one in a manufacturing industry.

Example sentences: "The lay people, it should be added, are most likely to be the technical operatives in the seed industry in the USA."


Synonyms:

field investigator

investigator

sleuth

efficient

working

operations

running

active

effective

surgical

efficacious

functional

effectual

spook

agent

secret agent

live

undercover


Antonyms:

inoperative


Derivations:

operable

operated

operational

operating

operation

operator

operate

operationally


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Operative in Other Languages...

Spanish: Operativo

German: Operativ

French: Opératoire

Italian: Operativo

Turkish: Ajan