manipulate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
2. (transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
3. (transitive) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
4. (transitive) 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
5. (dated, intransitive) To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.

Synonyms

handle

operate

use

wangle

pull strings

wield

employ

manage

maneuver

finagle

rig

keep in line

make use

pull wires

plot

cook

🧑‍🍳

contrive

brainwash

fake

run

juggle

machinate

falsify

twist

control

work

misrepresent

fudge

operation

plow

ply

prevaricate

process

set up

sway

treat

trick

turn

utilize

wheedle

work through

do by

hash out

work at

direct from behind the scene

perform the puppet

alter manoeuvre

address

operational work

affect

Translations

manipuler

manipular

manipular

manipolare

manipuleren

manipular

manipulieren

manier

χειρίζομαι

manejar

handhaben

hanteren

παραποιώ

omgaan met

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt/

Etymology

Back-formation from manipulation.