Operate and Work out

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Operate verb - To control the mechanical operation of.

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Work out and operate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work out" instead a verb "Operate".

Work out verb - To find an answer for through reasoning.

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Operate and work out are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Operate" instead a verb "Work out".

Home Base: Since the team can't operate out of the Batcave for a whole host of reasons (namely, Clayface), they instead work out of a new base called the Belfry, located in the Old Wayne Tower.

Source: Comic Book / Detective Comics (Rebirth)
Gravity. The female protagonist consults a manual when trying to work out how to operate the Soyuz capsule.

Source: Read the Freaking Manual
One involves Fíli and Kíli trying to work out how to operate the tap on a beer barrel, then apparently giving up and just bringing the barrel itself.

Source: Film / The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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