manipulate

English

Etymology

Back-formation from manipulationCategory:English back-formations#MANIPULATE.

Pronunciation

Verb

manipulate (third-person singular simple present manipulates, present participle manipulating, simple past and past participle manipulated)Category:English lemmas#MANIPULATECategory:English verbs#MANIPULATECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MANIPULATECategory:Pages with entries#MANIPULATECategory:Pages with 3 entries#MANIPULATE

  1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#MANIPULATE) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
  2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#MANIPULATE) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
    The software can manipulate images easily.Category:English terms with usage examples#MANIPULATE
  3. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#MANIPULATE, medicineCategory:en:Medicine#MANIPULATE) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
  4. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#MANIPULATE) 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
    She knew how to manipulate people to get her way.Category:English terms with usage examples#MANIPULATE
  5. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#MANIPULATE, datedCategory:English dated terms#MANIPULATE) To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.

Derived terms

Translations

handle and move a body part
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See also

Esperanto

Adverb

manipulateCategory:Esperanto non-lemma forms#MANIPULATECategory:Esperanto participles#MANIPULATECategory:Esperanto adverbial participles#MANIPULATECategory:Esperanto entries with incorrect language header#MANIPULATECategory:Pages with entries#MANIPULATECategory:Pages with 3 entries#MANIPULATE

  1. present adverbial passive participle of manipuliCategory:Esperanto adverbial participles#MANIPULATE

Spanish

Verb

manipulateCategory:Spanish non-lemma forms#MANIPULATECategory:Spanish verb forms#MANIPULATECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MANIPULATECategory:Pages with entries#MANIPULATECategory:Pages with 3 entries#MANIPULATE

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of manipular combined with te
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