English Explanatory Dictionary

manipulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Pronunciation

/məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt/ /məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt/ en-us-manipulate.ogg /ˈmanɪp(j)ʊˌleʈ/

Word forms

manipulate manipulates manipulating manipulated

Etymology

Back-formation from manipulation.

Related words

Derived words

manipulable manipulatable manipulatee manipulative manipulator manipulatory manipulatrix manipulee manipulism micromanipulate micromanipulated mismanipulate nonmanipulated outmanipulate overmanipulate remanipulate telemanipulate unmanipulated

Translations

Belarusian: маніпулі́раваць Bulgarian: манипулирам Catalan: manipular Chinese Mandarin: 操纵 Dutch: manipuleren Finnish: käsitellä Galician: manipular Hungarian: manipulál Hungarian: kezel Icelandic: meðhöndla Icelandic: handleika Ido: manuagar Ido: manipular Indonesian: memanipulasi Italian: manipolare Korean: 조종하다 Polish: manipulować Polish: zmanipulować Portuguese: manipular Portuguese: manusear Romanian: manipula Russian: манипули́ровать Russian: управля́ть Spanish: manipular Tamil: கையாள் Ukrainian: маніпулюва́ти

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