manipulate
To move, arrange or operate something using the handsTo move, arrange or operate something using the hands
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
hold something in one's hands and move it
(transitive)To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
manipulate data
The software can manipulate images easily.
manipulieren
манипули́роватьmanipulírovatʹ
маніпулюва́тиmanipuljuváty
influence or control shrewdly or deviously
(transitive)To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
(transitive)To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use
cleverly manipulate
She knew how to manipulate people to get her way.
(dated, intransitive)To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.
манипули́роватьmanipulírovatʹ, управля́тьupravljátʹ
маніпулюва́тиmanipuljuváty
Examples
154 sentencesYou know how to manipulate me.
Ти знаєш, як маніпулювати мною. — deniko
Tom was being manipulated and he didn't realize it.
Томом маніпулювали, а він цього не розумів. — deniko
Tom is manipulating you.
Том тобою маніпулює. — deniko
ruТом тобой манипулирует. — marafon
deTom manipuliert dich. — Manfredo
Tom often manipulates people.
Том часто маніпулює людьми. — deniko
ruТом часто манипулирует людьми. — marafon
They'll try to manipulate you.
Вони спробують тобою маніпулювати. — deniko
ruОни будут пытаться манипулировать тобой. — Katie_Yves
Translations
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Origin
Back-formation from manipulation.Back-formation from manipulation.
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Forms
manipulates, manipulating, manipulated, manipulated| Base form | manipulate · to manipulate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | manipulates |
| Present participle | manipulating |
| Past simple | manipulated |
| Past participle | manipulated |
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Synonyms
11 synonyms- maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage:keep in linecontrol
- influence or control shrewdly or deviously:pull stringspull wires
- manipulate in a fraudulent manner:rig
- tamper, with the purpose of deception:fudgefakefalsifycookwanglemisrepresent
Word family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle