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ma·nip·u·late (m

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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.

[Back-formation from manipulation.]

ma·nipu·la·bili·ty n.

ma·nipu·lata·ble adj.

ma·nipu·lator n.

ma·nipu·la·tory (-l

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) 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.

manipulate [məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪt]

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

[back formation from manipulation, from Latin manipulus handful]

manipulability [məˌnɪpjʊləˈbɪlɪtɪ] n

manipulatable , manipulable adj

manipulation n

manipulative adj

manipulatively adv

manipulator n

manipulatory adj

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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"

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.

Translations

manipulate [məˈnɪpjʊleɪt] VT

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

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

manipulate [məˈnɪpjʊleɪt] vt

[+ person, situation, event] → manipuler

[+ puppet] → manipuler

[+ substance, tool] → manipuler

[+ bones, muscles] → manipuler

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

manipulate

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

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

manipulate

v manipulate [məˈnipjuleit]

1 to handle especially skilfully I watched him manipulating the controls of the aircraft. hanteer يُعالِج باليَد контролирам manipulovat håndtere geschickt bedienen χειρίζομαι manipular, 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 hanteren håndtere, betjene, manipulere zręcznie posługiwać się manusear a mânui, a manevra умело обращаться manipulovať upravljati rukovati hantera, sköta, manövrera จัดการ ustaca kullanmak 操縱 керувати, поводитися ہنرمندی سے برتنا điều khiển khéo léo 操纵

2 to manage or influence cleverly (and dishonestly) A clever lawyer can manipulate a jury. manipuleer يُدير أو يُؤَثِّر بِذَكاء манипулирам ovlivňovat manipulere beeinflussen επηρεάζω manipular 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 manipuleren manipulere, lefle med, fikse og ordne, trekke i trådene manipulować manipular a manipula влиять ovplyvňovať vplivati na manipulisati manipulera เปลี่ยนแปลง yönlendirmek 操縱 маніпулювати چالاکی سے اپنے موفق منشا بنانا lôi kéo 操纵

n maˌnipuˈlation

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

n maˈnipulator

manipuleerder المُعالِج اليَدوي، مُضارِب манипулатор manipulátor, -ka manipulator das Drahtzieher αυτός που χειραγωγεί και εκμεταλλεύεται τους άλλους manipulador manipuleerija دست ماشینی manipuloija 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 manipulador manipulator манипулятор manipulátor, -ka manipulator manipulator manipulatör ผู้จัดการ ustaca kullanan, yönlendiren 操作者 оператор; маніпулятор چابک دستی سے عمل کرنے والا người thao tác; người lôi kéo 操作者

manipulate → يُعالِج باليد manipulovat manipulere manipulieren χειρίζομαι επιδέξια manipular manipuloida manipuler maipulirati manipolare 巧みに扱う 조종하다 manipuleren håndtere zmanipulować manipular манипулировать manipulera จัดทำ idare etmek thao tác 操纵

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