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operate on vs care for

care for vs operate on

operate on and care for both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
operate on No No Yes No
care for No No Yes No
As verbs, care for is a hypernym of operate on; that is, care for is a word with a broader meaning than operate on:
  • operate on: perform surgery on
  • care for: provide treatment for
Other hypernyms of operate on include treat.
operate on (verb) care for (verb)
perform surgery on provide treatment for
have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)
be fond of; be attached to
Difference between operate on and care for

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