manipulate

verb

ma·nip·u·late mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce manipulate (audio)

manipulated; manipulating

transitive verb

: to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner

manipulate a pencil

manipulate a machine

: to manage or utilize skillfully

quantify our data and manipulate it statistically

S. L. Payne

: to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage

being used and manipulated by the knowing men around him

New Republic

: to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose : doctor

suspected that the police reports were manipulated

Evelyn G. Cruickshanks

manipulatable

mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlā-tə-bəl How to pronounce manipulate (audio)

adjective

manipulation

mə-ˌni-pyə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce manipulate (audio)

noun

manipulator

mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlā-tər How to pronounce manipulate (audio)

noun

manipulatory

mə-ˈni-pyə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce manipulate (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

The baby is learning to manipulate blocks. The mechanical arms are manipulated by a computer. The doctor manipulated my back. The program was designed to organize and manipulate large amounts of data. He's always been good at manipulating numbers in his head. As part of the experiment, students manipulated light and temperature to see how it affected the plants. She knows how to manipulate her parents to get what she wants. He felt that he had been manipulated by the people he trusted most. The editorial was a blatant attempt to manipulate public opinion. He's accused of trying to manipulate the price of the stock. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Trinity Teen Solutions repeatedly suggests to parents in a handbook that their daughter will lie and manipulate them in an attempt to get pulled out of the program.

Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 But this means multiple people can reach the same piece of information and manipulate it independently.

Edgar Shaghoulian, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2022 Otherwise, a malicious party might be able to manipulate it to gain a majority control over some committees.

Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 19 Aug. 2022 Interactive content is any content that allows users to manipulate it and gain some feedback.

Sarah Malcolm, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 So figuring out how to manipulate it in a way that appeared nimble was a huge part of the challenge.

Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health, 16 May 2022 Audio hacks that manipulate speakers, grab information leaked in vibrations, or exploit resonant frequency vulnerabilities aren’t discovered often in research but are an intriguing area.

WIRED, 22 Aug. 2022 Smaller heads are better for little baby mouths according to Dr. Kwatra and Dr. Barrer, and fatter handles are easier for little hands to manipulate.

Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2022 Baseball’s new collective bargaining agreement provides incentive for teams not to manipulate service time for top prospects.

Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

manipulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of manipulate

as in exploits

to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means the con man would slyly manipulate the emotions of his marks in order to win their sympathy and trust

Synonyms & Similar Words

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exploits
deceives
maneuvers
tricks
deludes
engineers
hoodwinks
plays (upon)
devises
intrigues
plots
arranges
schemes
jockeys
dupes
defrauds
finagles
fools
beguiles
bluffs
swindles
hoaxes
gulls
contrives
kids
cozens
shanghais
finesses
masterminds
cheats
snows
chisels
fleeces
takes in
cons
machinates
hustles

as in manages

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently spin doctors manipulating the data to make it seem more favorable to their preferred candidates

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manages
handles
addresses
negotiates
treats
takes
plays
maneuvers
fields
swings
hacks
pulls
controls
regulates
directs
steers
comes to grips with
has a grip on
finesses
engineers
copes (with)
contends (with)
grapples (with)
guides
jockeys
micromanages
carries out
commands
brings off
gets off
carries off
runs
reacts (to)
responds (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

mishandles
botches
fumbles
bungles
messes (up)
goofs (up)
muffs
scamps
louses up
foozles

as in negotiates

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care manipulated the schedule of presidential primaries so that the choice of the party elders would win the nomination

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negotiates
arranges
plots
engineers
manages
contrives
maneuvers
finesses
finagles
frames
wangles
concludes
masterminds
machinates
conducts
concocts
directs
schemes
connives
intrigues
works out
handles
hammers out
hatches
concerts
commands
brews
compasses
runs
captains
gerrymanders
quarterbacks
angles (for)
cooks (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

mangles
blows
mishandles
botches
fumbles
bungles
butchers
messes (up)
flubs
bobbles
gums (up)
muffs
louses up

单词	manipulates
释义	manipulate verb ma·nip·u·late mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlāt manipulated; manipulating transitive verb 1 : to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner manipulate a pencil manipulate a machine 2 a : to manage or utilize skillfully quantify our data and manipulate it statistically S. L. Payne b : to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage being used and manipulated by the knowing men around him New Republic 3 : to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose : doctor suspected that the police reports were manipulated Evelyn G. Cruickshanks manipulatable mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlā-tə-bəl adjective manipulation mə-ˌni-pyə-ˈlā-shən noun manipulator mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlā-tər noun manipulatory mə-ˈni-pyə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective Synonyms exploit play (upon) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The baby is learning to manipulate blocks. The mechanical arms are manipulated by a computer. The doctor manipulated my back. The program was designed to organize and manipulate large amounts of data. He's always been good at manipulating numbers in his head. As part of the experiment, students manipulated light and temperature to see how it affected the plants. She knows how to manipulate her parents to get what she wants. He felt that he had been manipulated by the people he trusted most. The editorial was a blatant attempt to manipulate public opinion. He's accused of trying to manipulate the price of the stock. See More Recent Examples on the Web Trinity Teen Solutions repeatedly suggests to parents in a handbook that their daughter will lie and manipulate them in an attempt to get pulled out of the program. Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 But this means multiple people can reach the same piece of information and manipulate it independently. Edgar Shaghoulian, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2022 Otherwise, a malicious party might be able to manipulate it to gain a majority control over some committees. Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 19 Aug. 2022 Interactive content is any content that allows users to manipulate it and gain some feedback. Sarah Malcolm, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 So figuring out how to manipulate it in a way that appeared nimble was a huge part of the challenge. Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health, 16 May 2022 Audio hacks that manipulate speakers, grab information leaked in vibrations, or exploit resonant frequency vulnerabilities aren’t discovered often in research but are an intriguing area. WIRED, 22 Aug. 2022 Smaller heads are better for little baby mouths according to Dr. Kwatra and Dr. Barrer, and fatter handles are easier for little hands to manipulate. Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2022 Baseball’s new collective bargaining agreement provides incentive for teams not to manipulate service time for top prospects. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology back-formation from manipulation, from French, from manipuler to handle an apparatus in chemistry, ultimately from Latin manipulus First Known Use 1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition manipulate verb ma·nip·u·late mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlāt manipulated; manipulating 1 : to operate, use, or move with the hands or by mechanical means She learned to manipulate the levers of the machine. 2 : to manage skillfully and especially with intent to deceive The candidates tried to manipulate public opinion. Medical Definition manipulate transitive verb ma·nip·u·late mə-ˈnip-yə-ˌlāt manipulated; manipulating 1 : to treat or operate with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner manipulate the fragments of a broken bone into correct position 2 a : to manage or utilize skillfully b : to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage Legal Definition manipulate transitive verb ma·nip·u·late mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlāt manipulated; manipulating : to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose specifically : to affect (the price of securities) artificially in order to deceive or mislead investors manipulates verb present tense third-person singular of manipulate 1 as in exploits to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means the con man would slyly manipulate the emotions of his marks in order to win their sympathy and trust Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance exploits deceives maneuvers tricks deludes engineers hoodwinks plays (upon) devises intrigues plots arranges schemes jockeys dupes defrauds finagles fools beguiles bluffs swindles hoaxes gulls contrives kids cozens shanghais finesses masterminds cheats snows chisels fleeces takes in cons machinates hustles 2 as in manages to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently spin doctors manipulating the data to make it seem more favorable to their preferred candidates Synonyms & Similar Words manages handles addresses negotiates treats takes plays maneuvers fields swings hacks pulls controls regulates directs steers comes to grips with has a grip on finesses engineers copes (with) contends (with) grapples (with) guides jockeys micromanages carries out commands brings off gets off carries off runs reacts (to) responds (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms mishandles botches fumbles bungles messes (up) goofs (up) muffs scamps louses up foozles See More 3 as in negotiates to plan out usually with subtle skill or care manipulated the schedule of presidential primaries so that the choice of the party elders would win the nomination Synonyms & Similar Words negotiates arranges plots engineers manages contrives maneuvers finesses finagles frames wangles concludes masterminds machinates conducts concocts directs schemes connives intrigues works out handles hammers out hatches concerts commands brews compasses runs captains gerrymanders quarterbacks angles (for) cooks (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms mangles blows mishandles botches fumbles bungles butchers messes (up) flubs bobbles gums (up) muffs louses up See More
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