manipulate

CEFRC1

/məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To control or influence someone or something cleverly and unfairly.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose

Examples

  • Can you really manipulate the thought and behavior of people by using subliminal messages?

  • She uses her charm to manipulate people.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something

  2. To move, arrange or operate something using the hands

  3. 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

More examples

In context

  • Tom doesn't like people who manipulate others.

  • The software can manipulate images easily.

  • cleverly manipulate

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The criminal tried to blank the witness by offering money to change their story.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Back-formation from manipulation.