Manipulate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
- tamper, with the purpose of deception (syn: cook, fake, falsify, fudge, misrepresent, wangle)
- manipulate in a fraudulent manner (syn: rig)
- maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage (syn: control)
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.
It will be possible for firms to manipulate their books.
He was one of those men who manipulated people.
You have the constant feeling you are being manipulated.
The thought that any parent would manipulate their child into seeking fame just appalled me.
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Word forms
I/you/we/they: manipulate
he/she/it: manipulates
present participle: manipulating
past tense: manipulated
past participle: manipulated
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