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manipulate
[ muh-nip-yuh-leyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner:
to manipulate people's feelings.
- to handle, manage, or use, especially with skill, in some process of treatment or performance:
to manipulate a large tractor.
- to adapt or change (accounts, figures, etc.) to suit one's purpose or advantage.
Synonyms: ,
- 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
- tr to handle or use, esp with some skill, in a process or action
to manipulate a pair of scissors
- to negotiate, control, or influence (something or someone) cleverly, skilfully, or deviously
- to falsify (a bill, accounts, etc) for one's own advantage
- (in physiotherapy) to examine or treat manually, as in loosening a joint
Derived Forms
- ˈԾܱپ, adverb
- ˈԾܱٴǰ, adjective
- manipulability, noun
- ˈԾˌٴǰ, noun
- ˌԾˈپDz, noun
- ˈԾܱپ, adjective
- ˈԾˌٲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·Ծu·a· adjective
- ·Ծ···ٴ· [m, uh, -, nip, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- ԴDzm·Ծu·t adjective
- ԴDzm·Ծu··ٴr adjective
- dzܳm·Ծu·ٱ verb (used with object) outmanipulated outmanipulating
- un·Ծu·a· adjective
- ܲm·Ծu·e adjective
- ܲm·Ծu·t adjective
- ܲm·Ծu··ٴr adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of manipulate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of manipulate1
Example Sentences
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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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