manipulate

ma·nip·u·late

 (mə-nĭp′yə-lāt′)

tr.v. ma·nip·u·lat·ed, ma·nip·u·lat·ing, ma·nip·u·lates

1. To move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or another body part or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner: She manipulated the lights to get just the effect she wanted. See Synonyms at handle.

2. To influence or manage shrewdly or deviously: He manipulated public opinion in his favor.

3. To tamper with or falsify for personal gain: tried to manipulate stock prices.

4. Medicine To handle and move in an examination or for therapeutic purposes: manipulate a joint; manipulate the position of a fetus during delivery.

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[Back-formation from manipulation.]

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ma·nip′u·lat′a·ble adj.

ma·nip′u·la′tor n.

ma·nip′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.

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manipulate

(məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪt)

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. (Medicine) (in physiotherapy) to examine or treat manually, as in loosening a joint

[C19: back formation from manipulation, from Latin manipulus handful]

manipulability n

maˈnipuˌlatable, maˈnipulable adj

maˌnipuˈlation n

maˈnipulative adj

maˈnipulatively adv

maˈnipuˌlator n

maˈnipulatory adj

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ma•nip•u•late

(məˈnɪp yəˌleɪt)

v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

1. to manage or influence skillfully and often unfairly: to manipulate people's feelings.

2. to handle or use, esp. with skill: to manipulate a large tractor.

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

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

[1820–30; back formation from manipulation]

ma•nip′u•lat`a•ble, adj.

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manipulate

Past participle: manipulated
Gerund: manipulating

Imperative

manipulate

manipulate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	manipulate - influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" pull strings, pull wires act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
	2.	manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it palm, handle - touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise" lay hands on - manage with the hands mouse - manipulate the mouse of a computer fiddle with, twiddle - manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview" wield, handle, manage - handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" control, operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" massage, rub down, knead - manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a sponge" knead, work - make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" shuffle, mix, ruffle - mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards" monkey, tamper, fiddle - play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts" diddle, toy, fiddle, play - manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
	3.	manipulate - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" fudge, misrepresent, wangle, fake, falsify, cook chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?" juggle - manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit"
	4.	manipulate - manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" rig price - determine the price of; "The grocer priced his wares high"
	5.	manipulate - 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" keep in line, control tease - to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior" handle - show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott" ingratiate - gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
	6.	manipulate - treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

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manipulate

verb

1. influence, control, direct, guide, conduct, negotiate, exploit, steer, manoeuvre, do a number on (chiefly U.S.), twist around your little finger He's a very difficult character. He manipulates people. She was unable, for once, to manipulate events.

2. work, use, operate, handle, employ, wield The technology uses a pen to manipulate a computer.

3. massage, rub, knead, palpate The way he can manipulate my leg has helped my arthritis so much.

4. falsify, alter, distort, change, doctor, cook (informal), rig, interfere with, fiddle with (informal), juggle, tamper with, tinker with, misrepresent The government manipulated the figures.

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manipulate

verb

1. To use with or as if with the hands:

handle, ply, wield.

2. To handle in a way so as to mix, form, and shape:

knead, work.

3. To control to one's own advantage by artful or indirect means:

exploit, maneuver, play.

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Translations

يَتَلَاعَبُيُدير أو يُؤَثِّر بِذَكاءيُعالِج باليَد

manipulovatovlivňovat

manipulerehåndtere

beeinflussenmanipulieren

χειρίζομαι επιδέξια

manejarmanipular

manipuloida

manipulermanœuvrermanier

manipulirati

manipulál

hafa áhrif áhandleika

manipolaremanipolare i contimanovramaneggiaremani-

巧みに扱う

조종하다

manipuliacijamanipuliatoriusmanipuliuotipuikiai valdytisumaniai paveikti

ietekmētmanipulētprasmīgi apieties

manipuleren

håndterelefle medtrekke i trådenebetjenefikse og ordne

zmanipulować

manipular

манипулировать

manipulera

ชักใย

idare etmekustaca kullanmakyönlendirmek

thao túng

操纵熟练控制

manipulate

[məˈnɪpjʊleɪt] VT

1. [+ tool, machine, vehicle] → manipular, manejar

2. (fig) [+ facts, figures] → manipular; [+ public opinion, person] → manipular

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

manipulate

[məˈnɪpjʊleɪt] vt

[+ person, situation, event] → manipuler

[+ puppet] → manipuler

[+ substance, tool] → manipuler

[+ bones, muscles] → manipuler

[+ nature] → manipuler; [+ genes] → manipuler

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

manipulate

vt

public opinion, person, prices, data, media → manipulieren; accounts, figures → manipulieren, frisieren (inf); to manipulate somebody into doing something → jdn so manipulieren, dass er/sie etw tut

machine etc → handhaben, bedienen; bones → einrenken; (after fracture) → zurechtrücken

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

manipulate

[məˈnɪpjʊleɪt] vt (tool) → maneggiare; (controls) → azionare (Med) (fig) (person) → manipolare; (situation, system) → manovrare

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manipulate

(məˈnipjuleit) verb

1. to handle especially skilfully. I watched him manipulating the controls of the aircraft. hanteer يُعالِج باليَد контролирам manusear manipulovat geschickt bedienen håndtere χειρίζομαιmanipular, manejar käsitsema اداره کردن käsitellä manœuvrer לְהַפעִיל בִּמיוּמָנוּת चलाना upravljati, manipulirati kezel mengendalikan handleika manovrare 巧みに扱う 잘 다루다 manipuliuoti, puikiai valdyti prasmīgi apieties; manipulēt mengendalikan hanterenhåndtere, betjene, manipulere zręcznie posługiwać się اداره كول manusear a mânui, a manevra умело обращаться manipulovať upravljati rukovati hantera, sköta, manövrera ใช้ ustaca kullanmak 操作(尤指熟練地) керувати, поводитися ہنرمندی سے برتنا điều khiển khéo léo 熟练控制

2. to manage or influence cleverly (and dishonestly). A clever lawyer can manipulate a jury. manipuleer يُدير أو يُؤَثِّر بِذَكاء манипулирам manipular ovlivňovat beeinflussen manipulere επηρεάζωmanipular manipuleerima ماهرانه دستکاری کردن manipuloida manœuvrer לְתַמרֵן ולהשפיע על- जोड़-तोड़ करना utjecati na, izmanipulirati manipulál memanipulasi hafa áhrif á manipolare あやつる 조작하다 sumaniai paveikti manipulēt; ietekmēt memanipulasi manipulerenmanipulere, lefle med, fikse og ordne, trekke i trådenemanipulować په مهارت سره اداره كول manipular a manipula влиять ovplyvňovať vplivati na manipulisati manipulera โกง yönlendirmek (暗中)操控 маніпулювати چالاکی سے اپنے موفق منشا بنانا lôi kéo （暗中）操纵

maˌnipuˈlation noun

manipulasie مُعالَجَه، تأثير манипулация manipulação manipulace die Manipulation manipulation χειρισμός, επηρεασμός manipulación manipuleerimine دستکاری manipulaatio manœuvre תמרון चालन-परिचालन rukovanje, manipulacija kezelés; manipuláció manipulasi handfjötlun manipolazione 巧みな扱い 조작 manipuliacija manipulācija manipulasi hantering, manipulatiehåndtering, manipulering manipulacja لاسوهنه manipulação manipulare манипуляция manipulácia manipulacija manipulacija manipulation การโกง ustaca kullanma, yönlendirme 操作，操控 маніпуляція کارستانی sự thao tác; lôi kéo 操作

maˈnipulator noun

manipuleerder المُعالِج اليَدوي، مُضارِب манипулатор manipulador manipulátor, -ka das Drahtzieher manipulator αυτός που χειραγωγεί και εκμεταλλεύεται τους άλλους manipulador manipuleerija دست ماشینی manipulaattori manipulateur/-trice מַשפִּיע בְּצוּרָה בִּלתִי הוֹגֶנֶת प्रयोग, छल-योजन, छल-साधन, हेर-फेर, कुशल प्रयोग rukovalac, manipulator kezelő(készülék), manipulátor (átvitt ért. is) manipulator maður sem hefur áhrif á aðra með kænskubrögðum manipolatore, manipolatrice 巧みに扱う人 조작자 manipuliatorius operators; manipulators orang yang pandai memanipulasi manipulator person som håndterer; en som ordner seg godt manipulator د بشر له جنس نه manipulador manipulator манипулятор manipulátor, -ka manipulator manipulator manipulatör คนโกง ustaca kullanan, yönlendiren 操作者 оператор; маніпулятор چابک دستی سے عمل کرنے والا người thao tác; người lôi kéo 操作者

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manipulate

→ يَتَلَاعَبُ manipulovat manipulere manipulieren χειρίζομαι επιδέξια manipular manipuloida manipuler manipulirati manipolare 巧みに扱う 조종하다 manipuleren håndtere zmanipulować manipular манипулировать manipulera ชักใย idare etmek thao túng 操纵

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manipulate

v. manipular, manejar.

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manipulate

vt manipular

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