to operate on, perform surgery on, to work with, use
Мою жену будут оперировать.
My wife is going to have surgery.
— Город бога (2002)
Так нельзя оперировать.
You can't operate like this.
— Карандиру (2003)
Вот ими и будем оперировать.
Those are the ones we'll work with.
— Левиафан (2014)
Надо немедленно оперировать.
We need to operate immediately.
Оперировать умеете?
Do you know how to operate?
— Бункер (2004)
Мы должны срочно оперировать.
We need to operate urgently.