Begin
Operate
Operate verb - To control the mechanical operation of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Carlos has psychic abilities which show themselves in dreams, then begin to operate when he's awake — and he heard The Voice long before meeting Cecil in person.
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Worthy Opponent When the hero and the villain begin to operate more-or-less from the same side, while remaining rivals.
Source: Heel/Face Index -
Doctors begin to operate and find a disembodied head, Tomie's head, alive and growing inside the girl's belly.
Source: Manga / Tomie
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