Exercise
Exercise verb - To put into action or service.
Usage example: commended the firefighters for exercising really good judgment in that emergency
Operate is a synonym for exercise in put to use topic. In some cases you can use "Operate" instead a verb "Exercise".
Operate
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| less | exercise less | operate less |
Both words in one sentence
- Of course, important people exercise "extreme penance" and can thus operate high technology so that the lesser folk "doesn't have" to "endanger" their souls.
Source: Tabletop Game / Fading Suns
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