manipulate
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ma·nip·u·late
(mə-nĭp'yə-lāt') 
tr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.
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.
tr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.
- 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.
- To influence or manage shrewdly or deviously: He manipulated public opinion in his favor.
- To tamper with or falsify for personal gain: tried to manipulate stock prices.
- 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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Roget's Thesaurus:
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verb
- To use with or as if with the hands: handle, ply2, wield. See control/uncontrol, used/unused.
- To handle in a way so as to mix, form, and shape: knead, work. See touch/not touch.
- To control to one's own advantage by artful or indirect means: exploit, maneuver, play. See control/uncontrol, straight/bent.
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v
Definition: maneuver, handle physically
Antonyms: leave alone
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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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categories related to 'manipulate'
- Strategy and Tactics - manipulate: (vb) manage skillfully, esp. control by cunning or insidious means to one’s advantage
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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
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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