'Manipulate' definitions:
Definition of 'manipulate'
From: WordNet
verb
Influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" [syn: manipulate, pull strings, pull wires]
verb
Hold something in one's hands and move it
verb
Tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent]
verb
Manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" [syn: rig, manipulate]
verb
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" [syn: manipulate, keep in line, control]
verb
Treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
Definition of 'Manipulate'
From: GCIDE
- Manipulate \Ma*nip"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manipulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Manipulating.] [LL. manipulatus, p. p. of manipulare to lead by the hand, fr. L. manipulus. See Maniple.]
- 1. To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate scientific apparatus. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate a convention of delegates; also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election returns; to manipulate the stock market. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Manipulate'
From: GCIDE
- Manipulate \Ma*nip"u*late\, v. i. To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work; specifically, to manage the apparatus or instruments used in scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical processes; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'manipulate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abuse,
- adulterate,
- angle,
- barnstorm,
- be responsible for,
- beguile,
- bleed,
- bleed white,
- call the signals,
- captain,
- carry on,
- carry out,
- carry through,
- choreograph,
- come in contact,
- command,
- conduct,
- contrive,
- control,
- cook,
- copilot,
- deal with,
- direct,
- dispense,
- do with,
- doctor,
- drain,
- drive,
- employ,
- engineer,
- exercise,
- exert,
- exploit,
- fake,
- falsify,
- feel,
- feel of,
- fiddle,
- finagle,
- finesse,
- finger,
- flick,
- fly,
- gerrymander,
- govern,
- handle,
- head,
- head up,
- ill-use,
- impose upon,
- influence,
- intrigue,
- jockey,
- juggle,
- lead,
- lead on,
- load,
- machinate,
- make go,
- make the rules,
- make use of,
- manage,
- maneuver,
- mastermind,
- milk,
- misuse,
- negotiate,
- officer,
- operate,
- orchestrate,
- order,
- pack,
- palm,
- palpate,
- paw,
- peel off,
- perform on,
- pilot,
- plant,
- play,
- play games,
- play on,
- plot,
- ply,
- poke at,
- practice,
- prescribe,
- presume upon,
- prod,
- pull strings,
- pull the strings,
- quarterback,
- regulate,
- retouch,
- rig,
- run,
- salt,
- scheme,
- see to,
- skipper,
- solo,
- sophisticate,
- stack,
- steer,
- stroke,
- suck dry,
- swing,
- take advantage of,
- take care of,
- take command,
- take the lead,
- tamper with,
- tap,
- thumb,
- touch,
- twiddle,
- use,
- use ill,
- utilize,
- wangle,
- wield,
- work,
- work on,
- work upon