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Learn the meaning of manipulate as a verb in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Find out how to pronounce manipulate and how to use it in different contexts, such as business, politics, or computing.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb manipulate, which means to treat or operate with skill or to control or deceive. See also related words and entries for manipulate.
to control something using the hands: The wheelchair is designed so that it is easy to manipulate. to treat a part of the body, using the hands to push back bones into the correct position and put pressure on muscles: The doctor manipulated the base of my spine and the pain disappeared completely.
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb manipulate, which can mean to handle, control, influence, or falsify something or someone. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and related words for manipulate.
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.
verb (used with object) , ma·nip·u·lat·ed, ma·nip·u·lat·ing. to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings. to handle, manage, or use, especially with skill, in some process of treatment or performance: to manipulate a large tractor.
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.
