manipulate
UK/məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt//məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt/
manipulate verb: to move, arrange or operate something using the hands.
Verb
manipulate (third-person singular simple present manipulates, present participle manipulating, simple past and past participle manipulated)
- To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
- To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
- manipulate data
- The software can manipulate images easily.
- 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
- cleverly manipulate
- She knew how to manipulate people to get her way.
- To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.
manipulate meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
manipulate in Tamil
- move with the hands
- கையாள் kaiyāḷ
- influence or manage
- கையாள் kaiyāḷ, இயக்கு iyakku
- handle and move a body part
- அசை acai
manipulate in Urdu
- to manipulate
- اپنا کام نکالنا apnā kām nikālnā
manipulate in Bengali
- নিপুণভাবে পরিচালনা, ব্যবহার করা, নিজ উদ্দেশ্যসাধনে কাজে লাগানো, নিজের পক্ষে সুবিধাজনক করা, স্বকার্যে লাগানো
manipulate in Telugu
- తారుమారు చేయడానికి
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- manipulate in Malayalam
- കൗശലത്താൽ സാധിക്കുക, അവിഹിതമായ സ്വാധീനം ചെലുത്തുക, കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുക
- manipulate in Kannada
- ಕುಶಲತೆಯಿಂದ ಬಳಸು, ಕುಶಲತೆಯಿಂದ ನಡೆಸು, ಕುಶಲತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸು, ಸ್ವಾಧೀನ ಮಾಡಿಕೊ
- manipulate in Punjabi
- ਹੇਰਾਫੇਰੀ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
- manipulate in Gujarati
- ચાલાકી કરવા માટે
- manipulate in Nepali
- हेरफेर गर्ने
- manipulate in Indonesian
- memanipulasi
- manipulate in Vietnamese
- điều khiển, thao túng
Examples of manipulate in a sentence
- The smith's apprentice was still wary of manipulating the red-hot metal.
- Tom said Harry had lied, and Harry recriminated by saying Tom had manipulated him.
- The typical political sharp practice of manipulating history to suit the current agenda.
Forms of manipulate
| third-person singular present | manipulates |
|---|---|
| present participle | manipulating |
| past participle | manipulated |
| past | manipulated |
Origin of manipulate
Back-formation from manipulation.
Words formed from manipulate
Questions about manipulate
- What does manipulate mean?
- Manipulate means to move, arrange or operate something using the hands.
- What is manipulate in Tamil?
- Manipulate in Tamil is கையாள் (kaiyāḷ), இயக்கு (iyakku), அசை (acai). See Manipulate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is manipulate?
- Manipulate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce manipulate?
- Manipulate is pronounced /məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of manipulate?
- The past tense of manipulate is manipulated.
Words near manipulate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: manipulate (page history and authors); اپنا کام نکالنا (Urdu) (page history and authors); manipulate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); manipulate (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manipulate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); manipulate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); manipulate (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manipulate (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manipulate (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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