Difference between Engages and Operate

ENGAGES vs OPERATE: VERB

Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
Happen
Handle and cause to function
Perform surgery on
Perform as expected when applied
Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
Keep engaged

To conduct the affairs of; manage.
To control the functioning of; run.
To conduct business in an irregular or devious manner.
To produce a desired or proper effect.
To exert an influence.
To perform surgery.
To perform a function; work.
To supply with power.
To perform a work or labor; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
To carry on a military or naval action or campaign.
To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature
To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.
To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.

To perform or be at work; exert force or influence; act: with on or upon governing the object of the action: as, the sculptor operates on the clay or marble of which he makes his figures; a machine operates on the raw materials submitted to it.
Specifically, in surgery, to perform some manual act upon the body of the patient, usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, or otherwise to improve the physical condition.
To produce an effect; act; work: used absolutely.
To produce the desired or appropriate effect; act effectively; be effectual in producing the result intended: as, the medicine operated well.
To carry on speculative transactions; buy and sell speculatively: with in: as, to operate in stocks; to operate in oil.
Synonyms 3 and 4. Act, Work, etc. See act.
To effect; produce by action or the exertion of force or energy; accomplish as an agent; cause.
To direct or superintend the working of; cause to move or perform the acts desired; work: as, to operate a machine.
Direct or control
Projects, businesses, etc.

Plight, Mesh, Lock, Wage, Absorb, Hire, Retain, Prosecute, Take, Occupy, Operate, Engross, Employ, Pursue, Enlist

Utilize, Operation, Exist, Employ, Manoeuvre, Operate on, Lock, Mesh, Maneuver, Control, Engage, Go, Function, Work, Run

Rent, Plight, Mesh, Lock, Wage, Hire, Retain, Prosecute, Take, Occupy, Operate, Engross, Employ, Pursue, Enlist

Develop, Deploy, Functioning, Utilize, Operation, Exist, Employ, Operate on, Lock, Mesh, Maneuver, Control, Function, Work, Run

Employees are allowed to operate forklifts without training.
The transmitters and receivers operate on AA batteries.
Additionally, United States cellular networks operate generally below.
If you authorize any person to operate your account by executing a power of attorney, that person can operate the account on your behalf.
He would be protected if he refused to operate, but he chose to operate.
No person who is a habitual user of narcotic, hypnotic, somnifacient or stimulant drugs shall operate or attempt to operate a motor vehicle.
In addition, effective intellectual property protection may not be available in every country in which we operate or intend to operate our business.
All persons who operate or expect to operate the type of motor vehicle described in the endorsement shall take and pass specialized tests.
This system helps make certain that employees who operate City vehicles have a valid and correct classification of license for the vehicle they operate.
TETANUS BOOSTER WAS GIVEN FOLLOW LABEL INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED ON PRESCRIPTION DO NOT OPERATE MOTOR VEHICLES OR OPERATE MACHINERY WHILE TAKING THIS MEDICATION.