manipulate
Use Manipulate in a sentence
yəˌleɪt verb (used with object), ma·nip·u·lat·ed, ma·nip·u·lat·ing.
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.
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.
Related forms
ma·nip·u·lat·a·ble, adjective
non·ma·nip·u·la·tive, adjective
non·ma·nip·u·la·to·ry, adjective
out·ma·nip·u·late, verb (used with object), out·ma·nip·u·lat·ed, out·ma·nip·u·lat·ing.
un·ma·nip·u·lat·a·ble, adjective
un·ma·nip·u·lat·ed, adjective
un·ma·nip·u·la·tive, adjective
un·ma·nip·u·la·to·ry, adjective
Synonyms
3. juggle, falsify.
3. juggle, falsify.
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World English Dictionary
manipulate (məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| [C19: back formation from manipulation, from Latin manipulus handful] | |
| manipulability | |
| —n | |
| ma'nipulatable | |
| —adj | |
| ma'nipulable | |
| —adj | |
| manipu'lation | |
| —n | |
| ma'nipulative | |
| —adj | |
| ma'nipulatively | |
| —adv | |
| ma'nipulator | |
| —n | |
| ma'nipulatory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
manipulate
1831, "to handle skillfully by hand," a back formation from manipulation. Of mental influence, from 1864. In mid-20c., it served as a euphemism for "masturbation." Related: Manipulated; manipulating.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
manipulate ma·nip·u·late (mə-nĭp'yə-lāt')
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.
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Example sentences
But this has started to change as it has become cheaper to store and manipulate information.
Brands are not as powerful as their opponents allege, nor is the public as easily manipulated.
He pulled out the stylus he used to manipulate the touchscreen, and was ready to go.
We did not try to manipulate our data to make it look good.
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