Mind and Operate

Mind

Mind verb - To take charge of especially on behalf of another.

Usage example: the salesperson will mind the store while the manager goes out to lunch

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

Nearby Words: mindless, minded, mindful, minding, mindfully

Operate verb - To look after and make decisions about.

Usage example: it takes years to learn how to operate that kind of business so that it makes money

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

Ermac from Mortal Kombat is a fusion of hundreds of souls which all operate under one mind (referring to himself in the plural form).

Source: Hive Mind / Played Straight
In Edge of Tomorrow, the aliens operate via Hive Mind, which the hero accidentally enters by killing an Alpha and being splashed with its blood.

Source: Hive Mind / Played Straight
In Pacific Rim, Newton drifts with a partial kaiju brain, and learns that the kaiju operate on a hive mind and are being engineered.

Source: Nice Job Breaking It Hero / Film

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