power-operate

verb

To operate by electrical or mechanical means.

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Meanings

verbpower-operate (third-person singular simple present power-operates, present participle power-operating, simple past and past participle power-operated)

present singular third person power-operates · participle present power-operating · participle past power-operated · past power-operated

  1. transitiveTo operate by electrical or mechanical means.

    […] to power-operate the blades while the bowl is in the tilted position […]

    1940, United States. War Department, Technical Manual: Basic field manuals, Miscellaneous. TM 20, page 25
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Chicago

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