HOW TO PRONOUNCE
manipulate
/məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt/
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What does manipulate mean?
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
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verb
- 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
- (dated) To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.
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IPA pronunciation
/məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt/
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End-games with a majority of one pawn, when both sides still have pawns, are much more simple to manipulate.
She groped her way in through the darkness, forgetting where the electric button was, and not knowing how to manipulate it.
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Plants "understand" this and manipulate their soil environment to enhance the reproduction of certain bacteria they find desirable while suppressing others.
The marksman is provided with a special seat, but when he comes into action he has to stand to manipulate his weapon.
As the Japanese said, it was this "flying telephone" that enabled Oyama to manipulate his forces as handily as though he were playing a game of chess.