Manipulation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word manipulation
Brit.  |məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word manipulation

noun

- exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage (syn: use)
his manipulation of his friends was scandalous
- the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means (syn: handling)

Extra examples

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.

The politicization of science is the manipulation of science for political gain.

Word forms

noun
singular: manipulation
plural: manipulations
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