Manipulate
verb
To control or influence a person or situation cleverly or unscrupulously.
He knows how to manipulate people to get what he wants.
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- manipulate someone
- manipulate the situation
verb
To handle or control (something) in a skillful way.
She manipulated the clay into the shape of a cup.
Often appears as...
- manipulate an object
- manipulate the controls
verb
To alter or present (data) in a way that misrepresents.
The company manipulated financial data to attract investors.
Often appears as...
- manipulate data
- manipulate statistics
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Technical
verb
To move, arrange or operate something using the hands.
The physiotherapist manipulated her joints to aid recovery.
Often appears as...
- manipulate a joint
- manipulate the body
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To control or influence a person or situation cleverly or unscrupulously.
He knows how to manipulate people to get what he wants.
Often appears as...
- manipulate someone
- manipulate the situation
verb
To handle or control (something) in a skillful way.
She manipulated the clay into the shape of a cup.
Often appears as...
- manipulate an object
- manipulate the controls
verb
To alter or present (data) in a way that misrepresents.
The company manipulated financial data to attract investors.
Often appears as...
- manipulate data
- manipulate statistics
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To move, arrange or operate something using the hands.
The physiotherapist manipulated her joints to aid recovery.
Often appears as...
- manipulate a joint
- manipulate the body
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Usually implies dishonesty or unfairness in the way control is gained.
Politicians can manipulate public opinion with their speeches.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Influence
May involve psychological techniques or persuasion.
Advertisers manipulate desires to convince consumers to buy.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Can suggest taking advantage of others' emotions.
The con artist knew how to manipulate the elderly couple's fears.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Usually implies dishonesty or unfairness in the way control is gained.
Politicians can manipulate public opinion with their speeches.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Influence
May involve psychological techniques or persuasion.
Advertisers manipulate desires to convince consumers to buy.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Can suggest taking advantage of others' emotions.
The con artist knew how to manipulate the elderly couple's fears.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Usually implies dishonesty or unfairness in the way control is gained.
Politicians can manipulate public opinion with their speeches.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Influence
May involve psychological techniques or persuasion.
Advertisers manipulate desires to convince consumers to buy.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Can suggest taking advantage of others' emotions.
The con artist knew how to manipulate the elderly couple's fears.
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Why elephants never...
sometimes even outwitting the researchers and manipulating their partners. And they've grasped basic arithmetic, keeping track of the relative amounts of fruit in two baskets after multiple changes. The rare combination of memory and problem solving can explain some of elephants' most clever behaviors,
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Computing with fluids PIPE...
more exciting which is turned into a marching army these little things will just do their thing forever you come back the next day they're doing the same thing not that exciting but I said it is matter that we are manipulating I could put anything in these tiny little things I could put
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How brass instruments...
And those notes finally emerge through the flared bell opening at the end. What started as a deep breath and a vibrating buzz on the lips has now been transformed into a bold and brassy tune. The musician's skillful manipulation of every part of the process from lungs, to lips,
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Why do some people go...
Stem cells also play a role in regulating the growth cycle, and so scientists are investigating whether they can manipulate the activity of these cells to encourage follicles to start producing hair again. And in the meantime, while scientists hone their hair-reviving methods,
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
this could become a feasible reality. Or how about a factory production line where component parts can be moved around seamlessly on a bed of sound, so there's no manipulation, no hands and no tools? A real-life sonic screwdriver could be closer than you think.
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How does a jellyfish...
Even humans might benefit from the sting of a jellyfish one day. Scientists are working on manipulating cnidocytes to deliver medicine, with nematocysts rarely 3% of the size of a typical syringe needle. So, the next time you're out in the ocean, be careful.
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How the food you eat...
Diet, too, is emerging as one of the leading influences on the health of our guts. And while we can't control all these factors, we can manipulate the balance of our microbes by paying attention to what we eat.
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How statistics can be...
and consider whether lurking variables may be present. Otherwise, we leave ourselves vulnerable to those who would use data to manipulate others and promote their own agendas.
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Brain magic PIPE Keith Barry
Now you can see how easy it is for me to manipulate the human mind, once you know how. Now, I remember when I was about 15, I read a copy of Life magazine,
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Chase a Wild Buffalo...
live out there this is their world and you're going up into it to try to manipulate their movement I'm very fond full you're going to get beat every time
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Why elephants never...
sometimes even outwitting the researchers and manipulating their partners. And they've grasped basic arithmetic, keeping track of the relative amounts of fruit in two baskets after multiple changes. The rare combination of memory and problem solving can explain some of elephants' most clever behaviors,
Video examples
Computing with fluids PIPE...
more exciting which is turned into a marching army these little things will just do their thing forever you come back the next day they're doing the same thing not that exciting but I said it is matter that we are manipulating I could put anything in these tiny little things I could put
Video examples
How brass instruments...
And those notes finally emerge through the flared bell opening at the end. What started as a deep breath and a vibrating buzz on the lips has now been transformed into a bold and brassy tune. The musician's skillful manipulation of every part of the process from lungs, to lips,
Video examples
Why do some people go...
Stem cells also play a role in regulating the growth cycle, and so scientists are investigating whether they can manipulate the activity of these cells to encourage follicles to start producing hair again. And in the meantime, while scientists hone their hair-reviving methods,
Video examples
How To Levitate PIPE The...
this could become a feasible reality. Or how about a factory production line where component parts can be moved around seamlessly on a bed of sound, so there's no manipulation, no hands and no tools? A real-life sonic screwdriver could be closer than you think.
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
Even humans might benefit from the sting of a jellyfish one day. Scientists are working on manipulating cnidocytes to deliver medicine, with nematocysts rarely 3% of the size of a typical syringe needle. So, the next time you're out in the ocean, be careful.
Video examples
How the food you eat...
Diet, too, is emerging as one of the leading influences on the health of our guts. And while we can't control all these factors, we can manipulate the balance of our microbes by paying attention to what we eat.
Video examples
How statistics can be...
and consider whether lurking variables may be present. Otherwise, we leave ourselves vulnerable to those who would use data to manipulate others and promote their own agendas.
Video examples
Brain magic PIPE Keith Barry
Now you can see how easy it is for me to manipulate the human mind, once you know how. Now, I remember when I was about 15, I read a copy of Life magazine,
Video examples
Chase a Wild Buffalo...
live out there this is their world and you're going up into it to try to manipulate their movement I'm very fond full you're going to get beat every time
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
The most amazing thing for me is that every single person who sees a movie, not necessarily one of my movies, brings a whole set of unique experiences. Now, through careful manipulation and good storytelling, you can get everybody to clap at the same time, to hopefully laugh at the same time, and to be afraid at the same time.
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Erich Fromm
American Psychologist
Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves. If we do not understand the language in which they are written, we miss a great deal of what we know and tell ourselves in those hours when we are not busy manipulating the outside world.
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Hope Jahren
American Scientist
It's very important to put children in an environment where they can take things apart; where they can break things and then learn to fix them; where they can trust their hands and know their capacity to manipulate objects.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
So many things happen for every event, and if you try to manipulate it, it means you are struggling against the whole universe, and that's just silly.
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Jane Kaczmarek
American Actress
Well, I love having kids. But I have the advantage of having a lot of help, a real hands-on husband and small children whom I can easily manipulate.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.
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Frances Arnold
American Scientist
Human beings have been manipulating the biological world for thousands of years without understanding how DNA codes function.
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James Blunt
English Musician
The showbiz world has to be manipulated to make it more interesting because most people's lives are boring.
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Jillian Michaels
American Athlete
Life? You can't manipulate it or bend it to your will. You have no choice but to roll with it.
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David Ignatius
American Journalist
World War II provides a string of celebrated cases of deception and manipulation.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
The most amazing thing for me is that every single person who sees a movie, not necessarily one of my movies, brings a whole set of unique experiences. Now, through careful manipulation and good storytelling, you can get everybody to clap at the same time, to hopefully laugh at the same time, and to be afraid at the same time.
Quote examples
Erich Fromm
American Psychologist
Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves. If we do not understand the language in which they are written, we miss a great deal of what we know and tell ourselves in those hours when we are not busy manipulating the outside world.
Quote examples
Hope Jahren
American Scientist
It's very important to put children in an environment where they can take things apart; where they can break things and then learn to fix them; where they can trust their hands and know their capacity to manipulate objects.
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Deepak Chopra
American Speaker
So many things happen for every event, and if you try to manipulate it, it means you are struggling against the whole universe, and that's just silly.
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Jane Kaczmarek
American Actress
Well, I love having kids. But I have the advantage of having a lot of help, a real hands-on husband and small children whom I can easily manipulate.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.
Quote examples
Frances Arnold
American Scientist
Human beings have been manipulating the biological world for thousands of years without understanding how DNA codes function.
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James Blunt
English Musician
The showbiz world has to be manipulated to make it more interesting because most people's lives are boring.
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Jillian Michaels
American Athlete
Life? You can't manipulate it or bend it to your will. You have no choice but to roll with it.
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David Ignatius
American Journalist
World War II provides a string of celebrated cases of deception and manipulation.
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