Operating vs Operative - What's the difference?
operating | operative |
in operation
that operates
involved in an operation
Effectual or important.
Functional, in working order.
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
* South
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations.
An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
A spy, secret agent, or detective.
A participant of an operation.
As adjectives the difference between operating and operative
is that operating is in operation while operative is effectual or important.As a verb operating
is present participle of lang=en.As a noun operative is
an employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.operating
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Adjective
(-)Derived terms
*operating room *operating systemVerb
(head)operative
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Adjective
(en adjective)- He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.
- an operative motive
- It holds in all operative principles.
- an operative dose, rule, or penalty
- operative surgery