Construct and Operate

Construct

Construct verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

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Operate and construct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Operate" instead a verb "Construct".

Operate verb - To control the mechanical operation of.

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Construct and operate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Construct" instead a verb "Operate".

device	construct device	operate device
work	construct work	operate work
devices	construct devices	operate devices
body	construct body	operate body
Other words: system, station, park, equipment, way, carrier, suit, weapon, ship, gun, objects, weapons, bodies, vehicles, guns, ships, machines, robots.

This is especially true with Engineers, as each project and facility have a certain minimum number of Engineers on staff requirement to construct and operate them.

Source: Video Game / XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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