The meaning of MANIPULATE is to move or control with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner. How to use manipulate in a sentence.
MANIPULATE definition: to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner. See examples of manipulate used in a sentence.
If you say that someone manipulates an event or situation, you disapprove of them because they use or control it for their own benefit, or cause it to develop in the way they want. She was unable, for once, to control and manipulate events. [VERB noun] They felt he had been cowardly in manipulating the system to avoid the draft. [VERB noun]
- to manage or influence skillfully and often unfairly: to manipulate people's feelings. 2. to handle or use, esp. with skill: to manipulate a large tractor. 3. to adapt or change (accounts, figures, etc.) to suit one's purpose or advantage.
MANIPULATE definition: 1. to control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly: 2. to control…. Learn more.
Definition of manipulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
manipulate (third-person singular simple present manipulates, present participle manipulating, simple past and past participle manipulated) (transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
to manage or influence skillfully, esp. in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings. to handle, manage, or use, esp. with skill, in some process of treatment or performance: to manipulate a large tractor.
He's accused of trying to manipulate the price of the stock. The company manipulated its accounts to exaggerate its profits.