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manipulate

[ muh-nip-yuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

manipulated, manipulating.
  1. to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner:

    to manipulate people's feelings.

  2. to handle, manage, or use, especially with skill, in some process of treatment or performance:

    to manipulate a large tractor.

  3. to adapt or change (accounts, figures, etc.) to suit one's purpose or advantage.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. Medicine/Medical. to examine or treat by skillful use of the hands, as in palpation, reduction of dislocations, or changing the position of a fetus.


manipulate

/ məˌnɪpjʊləˈbɪlɪtɪ; məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪt /

verb

  1. tr to handle or use, esp with some skill, in a process or action

    to manipulate a pair of scissors

  2. to negotiate, control, or influence (something or someone) cleverly, skilfully, or deviously
  3. to falsify (a bill, accounts, etc) for one's own advantage
  4. (in physiotherapy) to examine or treat manually, as in loosening a joint
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾܱپ, adverb
  • ˈԾܱٴǰ, adjective
  • manipulability, noun
  • ˈԾˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˌԾˈپDz, noun
  • ˈԾܱپ, adjective
  • ˈԾˌٲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Ծu·a· adjective
  • ·Ծ···ٴ· [m, uh, -, nip, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • ԴDzm·Ծu·t adjective
  • ԴDzm·Ծu··ٴr adjective
  • dzܳm·Ծu·ٱ verb (used with object) outmanipulated outmanipulating
  • un·Ծu·a· adjective
  • ܲm·Ծu·e adjective
  • ܲm·Ծu·t adjective
  • ܲm·Ծu··ٴr adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of manipulate1

First recorded in 1820–30; back formation from manipulation
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of manipulate1

C19: back formation from manipulation, from Latin manipulus handful
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Example Sentences

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It should go without saying that manipulating access to Social Security as a political retaliation should be a disqualifying action for any official at Social Security.

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“Romance scams have become the quintessential con, wherein a bad actor manipulates their target into establishing a digital relationship via phone calls, video calls, text messages and more,” Hall said.

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Smartmatic’s suit said Newsmax provided a platform for its hosts, Trump and his attorneys and allies to falsely claim that the company’s software was manipulated to deliver the election for Biden.

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Double Olympic champion Jakob said when giving evidence last week that his father "manipulated" and "controlled" him throughout his upbringing and detailed a series of alleged incidents.

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He also accused Kim Sae-ron's family of manipulating chat records as evidence and stated that he had submitted his own evidence to the relevant authorities for verification.

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