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manipulate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pull strings, pull wires |
| Type of | influence, work, act upon |
| Derivation | manipulation, manipulative |
He manipulated public opinion in his favor.
manipulate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | control, keep in line |
| Type of | interact |
| Has types | handle, ingratiate, tease |
| Derivation | manipulation, manipulative |
She manipulates her boss.
Examples of manipulate
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Then I still can manipulate the items through the bag to tap and clean them out.
From the dailyherald.com
In the short run, firms can manipulate financial returns to show apparent gains.
From the forbes.com
Companies hire very smart people to figure out how best to manipulate consumers.
From the reddit.com
Stunned, Fox hatches a plan to manipulate the stock prices and save the company.
From the theatlantic.com
You change your purposes from scene to scene to manipulate the other characters.
From the sfgate.com
The ads appeared to be designed to manipulate the value of thinly traded stocks.
From the thestate.com
On the other hand, most of what I do with my laptop is to manipulate text files.
From the scienceblogs.com
It is also the way that industrial chemists manipulate many chemical feedstocks.
From the sciencedaily.com
Nanotechnology allows scientists to manipulate materials at the molecular level.
From the dailyherald.com
- Influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"
- Hold something in one's hands and move it
- Fudge: tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
- Rig: manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices"
- Control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"
- Treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
- Manipulated is a remix album by Gravity Kills, released by TVT Records.
- 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
- (MANIPULATING) Managing skillfully especially with the intent to deceive.
