English Dictionary
Definition of “manipulate”
manipulate (məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪt
)
Definitions
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
Alternative Forms
manipulability (məˌnɪpjʊləˈbɪlɪtɪ) noun maˈnipuˌlatable maˈnipulable adjective maˌnipuˈlation noun maˈnipulative adjective maˈnipulatively adverb maˈnipuˌlator noun maˈnipulatory adjective Word Origin
C19: back formation from manipulation, from Latin manipulus handful
Synonyms
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falsify,
alter,
distort,
change,
doctor,
cook,
rig,
interfere with
fiddle with,
juggle,
tamper with,
tinker with,
misrepresent,
Translations
- British English:
manipulate
If you say that someone manipulates people or events, you disapprove of them because they control or influence them to produce a particular result.She manipulated Terry into giving her a job.məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪt VERB She manipulated Terry into giving her a job.
- Spanish:
manipular
v
- French:
manipuler
vt
- German:
manipulieren
v
- Chinese: 操纵 v
- Arabic: يَتَلَاعَبُ vt
- Portuguese: manipular v
- Russian: манипулировать v
- Croatian: maipulirati v
- Czech: manipulovat v
- Danish: manipulere v
- Dutch: manipuleren v
- Finnish: manipuloida v
- Greek: χειρίζομαι επιδέξια v
- Italian: manipolare v
- Japanese: 巧みに扱う v
- Korean: 조종하다 v
- Norwegian: håndtere v
- Polish: zmanipulować v manipulować
- Brazilian Portuguese: manipular v
- European Spanish:
manipular
v
- Swedish: manipulera v
- Thai: จัดทำ v
- Turkish: idare etmek v
- Vietnamese: thao tác v
Usage examples
They get into the back room and hear the big boys figuring out how to manipulate us.
Wright, Eric, A Body Surrounded by Water (1987)The report argued that some anti-vivisection groups use "tactics of deception" designed to manipulate public opinion.
British Medical Journal (2002)This should allow robot hands to be more sensitive to weight differences and, accordingly, to manipulate objects more delicately.
Globe and Mail (2003)Then, in an attempt to manipulate the strike that went hopelessly wrong, Buddika was run out.
Sun, News of the World (2002)Even though our breathing processes work on auto-pilot most of the time, we can certainly manipulate them.
Vera Peiffer, POSITIVELY FEARLESS: Breaking free of the fears that hold you back (2001)
