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- Dictionarymanipulate/məˈnɪpjʊleɪt/
verb
- 1. handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner: "he manipulated the dials of the set" Similar
- 2. control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly or unscrupulously: "the masses were deceived and manipulated by a tiny group" Similar
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to control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly: Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media. The opposition leader accused government ministers of manipulating the statistics to suit themselves. Controlling and being in charge. aggrandize. assert your authority. assume. assumption.
The meaning of MANIPULATE is to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner. How to use manipulate in a sentence.
to handle, manage, or use, especially with skill, in some process of treatment or performance: to manipulate a large tractor. to adapt or change (accounts, figures, etc.) to suit one's purpose or advantage. Synonyms: falsify, juggle.
If you manipulate something that requires skill, such as a complicated piece of equipment or a difficult idea, you operate it or process it. The technology uses a pen to manipulate a computer. [VERB noun] The puppets are expertly manipulated by Liz Walker.
To manipulate something means to handle it skillfully, like the way a sculptor manipulates clay or a really good politician works a crowd. The verb manipulate evolved from manipulation, which back in the 1700s referred to a method of digging ore.
MANIPULATE definition: to control someone or something in a clever way so that they do what you want them to do: . Learn more.
controlling someone or something to your own advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly: They have been accused of fraud and stock market manipulations. There's been so much media manipulation of the facts that nobody knows the truth of the matter.
