Operate
Wear
Wear verb - To use up all the physical energy of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Said cassettes are of Phone Guy from the first game explaining how to wear and operate the animatronic suits.
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Vampires can operate during the day even without the big bulky goggles they normally wear, but they get headaches and they can't really see.
Source: Blinded by the Light -
Almost all the villains wear plain clothes and operate in a Heroes-ish 'real-world' manner.
Source: Not Wearing Tights
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