operate (v.)

• act
• angle
• behave
• belong
• brew
• bucket
• cabal
• collude
• complot
• concoct
• cond
• conduct
• conn
• connive
• conspire
• control
• countermine
• counterplot
• cut
• direct
• drive
• employ
• engineer
• exercise
• exert
• finagle
• frame
• function
• go
• guide
• handle
• hatch
• helm
• intrigue
• keep
• machinate
• make
• manage
• maneuver
• manipulate
• militate
• move
• navigate
• ordain
• percolate
• perform
• perk
• pilot
• play
• plot
• plunge
• ply
• practice
• proceed
• pyramid
• react
• rig
• run
• scalp
• scheme
• serve
• speculate
• stag
• steer
• take
• tick
• use
• utilize
• venture
• wangle
• wield
• work