manipulate

(mə-nĭp'yə-lāt')
tr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -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.]

manipulability ma·nip'u·la·bil'i·ty n.
manipulatable ma·nip'u·lat'a·ble adj.
manipulator ma·nip'u·la'tor n.
manipulatory ma·nip'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) 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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The adjective derivatives are manipulable ('capable of being manipulated'; not manipulatable) and manipulative ('inclined to exploit unscrupulously').

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verb

1. To use with or as if with the hands: handle, ply², wield. See control/uncontrol, used/unused.
2. To handle in a way so as to mix, form, and shape: knead, work. See touch/not touch.
3. To control to one's own advantage by artful or indirect means: exploit, maneuver, play. See control/uncontrol, straight/bent.

v

Definition: maneuver, handle physically
Antonyms: leave alone

IN BRIEF: To work or operate with the hands. Also: To manage or control in a clever or unfair way.

After observing the loved and the unloved, we found the loved ones rarely tried to manipulate others. — W. W. Broadbent

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sign description: Both closed AND hands move back and forth towards the body.

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For a list of words related to manipulate, see:

• Strategy and Tactics - manipulate: (vb) manage skillfully, esp. control by cunning or insidious means to one’s advantage

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See words rhyming with "manipulatory."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Manipulate.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - håndtere, manipulere med, anvende, betjene, undersøge/behandle med hånden

Nederlands (Dutch)
manipuleren, bedreven hanteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - manipuler, man¯uvrer, jouer (sur les émotions) de qn, falsifier, (Méd) manipuler

Deutsch (German)
v. - manipulieren, handhaben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χειραγωγώ, μανιπουλάρω, (μετα)χειρίζομαι, (καθομ.) μανουβράρω

Italiano (Italian)
manipolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - manipular, forjar

Русский (Russian)
манипулировать, умело обрабатывать, подделывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - manipular, manejar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hantera, manipulera, styra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
操纵, 操作, 利用

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 操縱, 操作, 利用

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 잘 처리하다, 조종하다, 속이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 巧みに扱う, 操作する, 巧みに操る, ごまかす, あやつる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتعامل, يشغل, يتلاعب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השפיע, השתמש במיומנות ב(כלי, חומר), ניצל/הפעיל/השתמש לצרכיו, זייף, בדק (חלק של הגוף) וטיפל בו, גירה מינית, שינה, ערך, או העביר (תמליל, נתונים וכו') במחשב‬

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