Operate and Serve

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Operate verb - To control the mechanical operation of.

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Serve is a synonym for operate in function topic. In some cases you can use "Serve" instead a verb "Operate", when it comes to topics like perform.

Serve verb - To have a certain purpose.

Usage example: the harsh punishment served to teach everyone a lesson

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Operate is a synonym for serve in function topic. You can use "Operate" instead a verb "Serve".

Nearby Words: service, served, serving

way	operate way	serve way
functions	operate functions	serve functions

If there is a good reason I can't operate them —like, say, guns with biometric lockouts or what have you— I'll still think about taking it anyway so long as it can serve as a decent cudgel.

Source: Just For Fun / The Universal Genre Savvy Guide
No OSHA Compliance: Trish and Dez worked at a pirate-themed seafood restaurant that made employees serve food and operate the fryer wearing a fake hook hand.

Source: Series / Austin & Ally
They really boil down to "I'm the boss and can kill you to maintain this authority", and serve more to operate as a coercive threat than as a code of behaviour.

Source: Rule Number One

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