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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ma·nip·u·late (-lat·ed ; -lat·ing) ETYMOLOGY back-formation from manipulation, from French, from manipuler to handle an apparatus in chemistry, ultimately from Latin manipulus DATE 1834 1. to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner 2. a. to manage or utilize skillfully b. to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage 3. to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose : doctor • ma·nip·u·la·tive·ly adverb • ma·nip·u·la·tive·ness noun English Etymology manipulate 1831, "to handle skillfully by hand," a back formation from manipulation. Of mental influence, from 1864. In mid-20c., it served as a euphemism for "masturbation." Related: Manipulated; manipulating. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 manipulate ma·nipu·late / mE5nipjuleit / verb[VN] 1. ~ (sb into sth / into doing sth) (disapproving) to control or influence sb / sth, often in a dishonest way so that they do not realize it (暗中)控制,操纵,影响: She uses her charm to manipulate people. 她利用自身的魅力来摆布别人。 As a politician, he knows how to manipulate public opinion. 身为一位政客,他知道如何左右公众舆论。 They managed to manipulate us into agreeing to help. 他们总算促使我们答应提供帮助了。 2. to control or use sth in a skilful way (熟练地)操作,使用: to manipulate the gears and levers of a machine 熟练地操纵机器的排挡和变速杆 Computers are very efficient at manipulating information. 计算机在处理信息方面效率极高。 3. (technical 术语) to move a person's bones or joints into the correct position 正骨；治疗脱臼 • ma·nipu·la·tion / mE7nipju5leiFn / noun [U, C] : Advertising like this is a cynical manipulation of the elderly. 作这样的广告宣传就是耍弄老年人。 data manipulation 数据操纵 manipulation of the bones of the back 对脊椎骨的推拿治疗 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English manipulate verb ADV. easily They believe that voters can be easily manipulated. | successfully | deftly, delicately, skilfully | deliberately, systematically | genetically genetically manipulated organisms VERB + MANIPULATE be able to, can | attempt to, try to Children try to manipulate you. | be easy to | know how to, learn (how) to She knows how to manipulate the audience. PHRASES the ability to manipulate sb/sth Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: HANDLE 2, dispense, maneuver, ply, swing, wield 2 to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means FF1C;the sycophant cleverly manipulated his masterFF1E; Synonyms: beguile, exploit, finesse, jockey, maneuver, play; compare ENGINEER Related Words: machinate, use; conduct, control, direct, engineer, manage Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ma·nip·u·late \məˈnipyəˌlāt sometimes ÷ -pəˌ-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: back-formation from manipulation 1. : to treat, work, or operate with the hands or by mechanical means : handle or manage especially with skill or dexterity < was a spastic child and found it difficult to manipulate a pencil — Current Biography > < a cat was trained to manipulate an electric device — J.H.Masserman > < manipulate an injured limb > 2. a. : to treat or manage with the mind or intellect < nature may be so manipulated that mathematical laws may be applied to it — M.R.Cohen > < if we can only quantify our material and manipulate it statistically — S.L.Payne > < expert both in manipulating the dialectic processes and in applying them to theology — H.O.Taylor > b. (1) : to control the action or course of by management : utilize by controlling and managing < providence has strangely manipulated events toward this end — Agnes S. Turnbull > < wealth is manipulated much as it is in our society — Abram Kardiner > < manipulating a situation to achieve certain advantages — F.G.Hawley > (2) : to control, manage, or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage < manipulated the Indians for national purposes, involving them in successive wars — H.M.Hyman > < knew how to manipulate his weaknesses — Mary Deasy > < being used and manipulated by the knowing men around him — New Republic > (3) : to force (prices) up or down by matched orders, wash sales, fictitious reports, or similar methods < groups who manipulate the prices — Vicki Baum > 3. : to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose : tamper with : doctor < considerably manipulated by the suppression … of a number of passages — Henry Fielding > < suspected that the police reports were manipulated — Evelyn G. Cruickshanks > < voting lists were manipulated — W.O.Douglas > Synonyms: see handle |
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