manipulate
Pronunciation: /məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt/
The English word “manipulate” has 5 meanings listed here.
verb
- To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
- To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
- To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
- 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
- To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.
Etymology
Back-formation from manipulation.
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More English words
- manipulably
- manipulandum
- manipular
- manipulatable
- manipulated variable
- manipulatee
- manipulation
- manipulational
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