manipulate

ma·nip·u·late  (m-npy-lt)

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 by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner: She manipulated the lights to get just the effect she wanted.

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·nipu·la·bili·ty n.

ma·nipu·lata·ble adj.

ma·nipu·lator n.

ma·nipu·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.

Synonyms: manipulate, exploit, maneuver
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.

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manipulate

Verb

[-lating, -lated]

1. to handle or use skilfully

2. to control something or someone cleverly or deviously [Latin manipulus handful]

manipulation n
manipulator n
manipulative adj

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

verb 2. work, use, operate, handle, employ, wield

Translations

manipulate [məˈnɪpjuleɪt] vt → manipular

manipulate [məˈnɪpjuleɪt] vt → manipuler [+ system, situation]; exploiter

manipulate [məˈnɪpjuleɪt] vt → manipulieren

manipulate [məˈnɪpjuleɪt] vt [+ tool] → maneggiare [+ controls]; azionare [+ limb, facts]; manipolare

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manipulate

v manipulate [məˈnipjuleit]

1 to handle especially skilfully I watched him manipulating the controls of the aircraft.hanteerيُعالِج باليَدконтролирамmanipulovathåndteregeschickt bedienenχειρίζομαιmanipular, manejarkäsitsemaاداره کردنkäsitellämanœuvrerלְהַפעִיל בִּמיוּמָנוּתचलानाupravljati, manipuliratikezelmengendalikanhandleikamanovrare巧みに扱う능숙하게 다루다manipuliuoti, puikiai valdytiprasmīgi apieties; manipulētmengendalikanhanterenhåndtere, betjene, manipulerezręcznie posługiwać sięmanuseara mânui, a manevraумело обращатьсяmanipulovaťupravljatirukovatihantera, sköta, manövreraจัดการustaca kullanmak操縱керувати, поводитисяہنرمندی سے برتناđiều khiển khéo léo操纵

2 to manage or influence cleverly (and dishonestly) A clever lawyer can manipulate a jury.manipuleerيُدير أو يُؤَثِّر بِذَكاءманипулирамovlivňovatmanipulerebeeinflussenεπηρεάζωmanipularmanipuleerimaماهرانه دستکاری کردنmanipuloidamanœuvrerלְתַמרֵן ולהשפיע על-जोड़-तोड़ करनाutjecati na, izmanipuliratimanipulálmemanipulasihafa áhrif ámanipolareあやつる조종하다sumaniai paveiktimanipulēt; ietekmētmemanipulasimanipulerenmanipulere, lefle med, fikse og ordne, trekke i trådenemanipulowaćmanipulara manipulaвлиятьovplyvňovaťvplivati namanipulisatimanipuleraเปลี่ยนแปลงyönlendirmek操縱маніпулюватиچالاکی سے اپنے موفق منشا بناناlôi kéo操纵

n maˌnipuˈlation

manipulasieمُعالَجَه، تأثيرманипулацияmanipulacemanipulationdie Manipulationχειρισμός, επηρεασμόςmanipulaciónmanipuleerimineدستکاریmanipulointimanœuvreתִמרוּןचालन-परिचालनrukovanje, manipulacijakezelés; manipulációmanipulasihandfjötlunmanipolazione巧みな扱い조작, 조종manipuliacijamanipulācijamanipulasihantering, manipulatiehåndtering, manipuleringmanipulacjamanipulaçãomanipulareманипуляцияmanipuláciamanipulacijamanipulacijamanipulationการยักย้ายustaca kullanma, yönlendirme操作маніпуляціяکارستانیsự thao tác; lôi kéo操作

n maˈnipulator

manipuleerderالمُعالِج اليَدوي، مُضارِبманипулаторmanipulátor, -kamanipulatordas Drahtzieherαυτός που χειραγωγεί και εκμεταλλεύεται τους άλλουςmanipuladormanipuleerijaدست ماشینیmanipuloijamanipulateur/-triceמַשפִּיע בְּצוּרָה בִּלתִי הוֹגֶנֶתप्रयोग, छल-योजन, छल-साधन, हेर-फेर, कुशल प्रयोगrukovalac, manipulatorkezelő(készülék), manipulátor (átvitt ért. is)manipulatormaður sem hefur áhrif á aðra með kænskubrögðummanipolatore, manipolatrice巧みに扱う人조종자manipuliatoriusoperators; manipulatorsorang yang pandai memanipulasimanipulatorperson som håndterer; en som ordner seg godtmanipulatormanipuladormanipulatorманипуляторmanipulátor, -kamanipulatormanipulatormanipulatörผู้จัดการustaca kullanan, yönlendiren操作者оператор; маніпуляторچابک دستی سے عمل کرنے والاngười thao tác; người lôi kéo操作者