- Main Entry:
- ma·nip·u·late

- Pronunciation:
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\mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlāt\
- Function:
- transitive verb
- Inflected Form(s):
- ma·nip·u·lat·ed; ma·nip·u·lat·ing
- Etymology:
- back-formation from manipulation, from French, from manipuler to handle an apparatus in chemistry, ultimately from Latin manipulus
- Date:
- 1834
1: to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner2 a: to manage or utilize skillfully b: to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage3: to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose : doctor
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ma·nip·u·lat·able
\-ˌlā-tə-bəl\ adjective
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ma·nip·u·la·tion
\-ˌni-pyə-ˈlā-shən\ noun
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ma·nip·u·la·tive
\-ˈni-pyə-ˌlā-tiv, -lə-\ adjective
— ma·nip·u·la·tive·ly adverb
— ma·nip·u·la·tive·ness noun
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ma·nip·u·la·tor
\-ˌlā-tər\ noun
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ma·nip·u·la·to·ry
\-lə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-\ adjective