Contact and joining

Synonyms for operate

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineContact and joining

handle and cause to function

Do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

control

Same sentence, swapped: Do not control machinery after imbibing alcohol.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for operate as it is used in the sentence above.

function
engage
massage

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Closest first: other contact and joining words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

dignoun, verbjabthe act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbowTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line ditchverbtrenchcut a trench in, as for drainageTreelineHas a reason line drillverbboremake a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand toolTreelineHas a reason line dropverb, noundischargeremove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leaveTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line pluckverbtweakpull or pull out sharplyRidgeline plugverbsecurefill or close tightly with or as if with a plugTreelineHas a reason line poleverbpuntpropel with a poleRidgelineHas a reason line isolatedadjectivestraynot close together in timeTreelineHas a reason line

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