manipulate
verb/məˈnɪpjuleɪt/
/məˈnɪpjuleɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they manipulate | /məˈnɪpjuleɪt/ /məˈnɪpjuleɪt/ |
| he / she / it manipulates | /məˈnɪpjuleɪts/ /məˈnɪpjuleɪts/ |
| past simple manipulated | /məˈnɪpjuleɪtɪd/ /məˈnɪpjuleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle manipulated | /məˈnɪpjuleɪtɪd/ /məˈnɪpjuleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form manipulating | /məˈnɪpjuleɪtɪŋ/ /məˈnɪpjuleɪtɪŋ/ |
- (disapproving) to control or influence somebody/something, often in a dishonest way so that they do not realize it
- manipulate somebody/something She uses her charm to manipulate people.
- As a politician, he knows how to manipulate public opinion.
- manipulate somebody into something/into doing something They managed to manipulate us into agreeing to help.
Extra Examples- They believe that voters can be easily manipulated.
- The organization had been manipulated into bankruptcy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- successfully
- deftly
- …
- be able to
- can
- attempt to
- …
- the ability to manipulate somebody/something
- manipulate something (formal) to control, use or change something with skill
- to manipulate the gears and levers of a machine
- Computers are very efficient at manipulating information.
- genetically manipulated organisms
- digitally manipulated images
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- successfully
- deftly
- …
- be able to
- can
- attempt to
- …
- the ability to manipulate somebody/something
- manipulate something (specialist) to move a person’s bones or joints into the correct position
Word Originearly 19th cent.: back-formation from manipulation.
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