manipulate

manipulate Definition

ma·nipu·late (mə nip′yo̵̅o̅ lāt′, -yə-)

transitive verb -·lat′ed, -·lat′·ing

to work, operate, or treat with or as with the hand or hands; handle or use, esp. with skill
to manage or control artfully or by shrewd use of influence, often in an unfair or fraudulent way to manipulate an election by bribing the voters
1. to falsify (figures, accounts, etc.) for one's own purposes or profit; rig
2. to cause (prices of stock, etc.) to fall or rise by wash sales, matched orders, etc.

Etymology: back-form. < manipulation

manipulate Related Forms

ma·nip′u·lable adjective or ma·nip′u·lat′·able ma·nip′u·la′·tive adjective or ma·nip′u·la·to′ry

manipulate Synonyms

handle, shape, mold; see form 1, manage 1, plan 1. See syn. study at handle.

manipulate Usage Examples

Object

object: The player travels from location to location while manipulating objects he finds there.
image: Using Images for SEO By: John Case A simple guide to manipulating images in web pages to improve Search Engine Ranking.
datum: Thus, a hacker can easily manipulate the data residing within a cookie.
symbol: He does not, however, understand Chinese; he is simply manipulating symbols according to a set of elaborate rules.
puppet: The fairies appeared in disturbing form as hooded figures manipulating hand puppets and porcelain dolls with grotesque and menacingly blank faces.
variable: The number of manipulated variables which may be used in control loops.

Subject

politician: That is why religion is often manipulated by politicians in building up such an exclusive group identity.

Modifying Another Word

digitally: Children from Thurlston High School will have the chance to test his theory through their own digitally manipulated landscapes.
cynically: This is the reason for the governments pack of fantastic lies - which are daily being exposed as cynically manipulated falsehoods.
genetically: On November 28th 1998 Indian farmers burnt a field trial of Monsanto's genetically manipulated cotton.
skilfully: In fact Boswell himself skilfully manipulates the scene to place Johnson, and not the King, at its center.
artificially: Day length was artificially manipulated to mimic the prevailing mid-summer photoperiod ( 16 h light: 8 h dark, 16L: 8D ).
subtly: Yoko is intriguing to you sexually and has a way of subtly manipulating you which may be difficult for outsiders to comprehend.

Infinitive complement

suit: I suppose the short question really is - how easy is DocBook to manipulate to suit your own ends?
serve: Could they be manipulated to serve as a trade barrier to protect Northern workers from " unfair competition " from the South?
fit: Map images can be manipulated to fit computer screen, smaller segments can be zoomed in and out.
produce: There's also one eye on the question " How can experience be best manipulated to produce the maximum total happiness?
achieve: Current Work I work with colored clays which are marbled, rolled, stretched and manipulated to achieve a variety of effects.

Preposition: in

Preposition: by

politician: That is why religion is often manipulated by politicians in building up such an exclusive group identity.

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