Hyphenation of operative

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word operative ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

op-er-a-tive

Definitions of operative :

1.
A person secretly employed in espionage for a government
2.
Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
3.
Being in force or having or exerting force
Operative regulations The major tendencies operative in the American political system
4.
Relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
A surgical appendix A surgical procedure Operative dentistry
5.
Effective
Producing a desired effect The operative word
6.
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
In running (or working) order A functional set of brakes

Synonyms of operative :

adj operative, at work, operant, effective, good, in effect, in force, operational, in operation, operating, working
adjmedical procedure
adj surgical, preoperative, postoperative
adj key, significant, important
adj running, functional, working, functioning
nounsecret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, agent
nounprivate detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock, detective

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