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Audio Help [muh-nip-yuh-leyt] Pronunciation Key | 1. | to manage or influence skillfully, esp. in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings. |
| 2. | to handle, manage, or use, esp. 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. |
| 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. |
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| ma·nip·u·late
Audio Help (mə-nĭp'yə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. ma·nip·u·lat·ed, ma·nip·u·lat·ing, ma·nip·u·lates
[Back-formation from manipulation.] ma·nip'u·la·bil'i·ty n., ma·nip'u·lat'a·ble adj., ma·nip'u·la'tor n., ma·nip'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. Synonyms: These verbs mean to influence, manage, use, or control to one's advantage by artful or indirect means: manipulated me into helping him; exploits natural resources; maneuvered me out of one job and into another. See Also Synonyms at handle. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| manipulate | |
verb | |
| 1. | influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" |
| 2. | hold something in one's hands and move it |
| 3. | tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: fudge] |
| 4. | manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" [syn: rig] |
| 5. | control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" |
| 6. | treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
manipulate1 [məˈnipjuleit] verb
Example: I watched him manipulating the controls of the aircraft.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
ma·nip·u·late (m
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v. ma·nip·u·lat·ed, ma·nip·u·lat·ing, ma·nip·u·lates
- To handle and move in an examination or for therapeutic purposes.
| The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Main Entry: ma·nip·u·late
Pronunciation: m&-'nip-y&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed;
-lat·ing
1 : to treat or operate with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner <manipulate the fragments of a broken bone into
correct position>
2 a : to manage or utilize skillfully b : to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage
—ma·nip·u·la·tive /-'nip-y&-"lAt-iv, -l&t-/ adjective —ma·nip·u·la·tive·ness
noun
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
manipulate
- To cause a security to sell at an artificial price. Although investment bankers are permitted to manipulate temporarily the stock they underwrite, most other forms of manipulation are illegal.
Case Study Manipulation of security prices is not limited to industry
professionals out for a quick buck. In early 2001 the Securities and Exchange Commission settled securities fraud charges with former burrito vendor Yun Soo Oh Park IV, known to his Internet followers
as |
Tokyo Joe.
As part of the settlement Park agreed to return nearly a quarter of a million dollars in trading profits. According to SEC charges,
to which Park did not admit or deny wrongdoing, the 50-year-old Korean native engaged in stock manipulation by recommending on Internet message boards stocks he already owned. He then sold his own
shares as the recommended stocks rose in price. As Park's legend grew several thousand people agreed to pay an annual fee to receive an advance notice of his postings. The SEC also charged that Park
was paid by a firm to recommend its stock. Park's lawyers claimed their client's actions were protected by free speech and not subject to federal securities regulation.| Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott. Copyright © 2003 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Main Entry: ma·nip·u·late
Pronunciation: m&-'ni-py&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed;
-lat·ing
: to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose; specifically : to affect (the price of securities) artificially in order to deceive
or mislead investors —ma·nip·u·la·ble /m&-'ni-py&-l&-b&l/ adjective
—ma·nip·u·la·tion /m&-"ni-py&-'lA-sh&n/ noun —ma·nip·u·la·tive
/m&-'ni-py&-"lA-tiv, -l&-tiv/ adjective —ma·nip·u·la·tive·ly adverb
—ma·nip·u·la·tive·ness noun —ma·nip·u·la·tor /m&-'ni-py&-"lA-t&r/ noun
—ma·nip·u·la·to·ry /m&-'ni-py&-l&-"tor-E/ adjective
| Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Manipulate
Ma*nip"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manipulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Manipulating.] [LL. manipulatus, p. p. of manipulare to lead by the hand, fr. L. manipulus. See Maniple.]1. To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate scientific apparatus. 2. To control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate a convention of delegates; to manipulate the stock market; also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election returns.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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