manipulate
/məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt/ verb B2- To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
- To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something · manipulate data· The software can manipulate images easily.
- To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
- 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 · cleverly manipulate· She knew how to manipulate people to get her way.
- To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.
He/she/it manipulates · Past manipulated · Past participle manipulated · -ing form manipulating
Verb forms
- Base form
- manipulate
- He/she/it
- manipulates
- Past
- manipulated
- Past participle
- manipulated
- -ing form
- manipulating
From the library
His hands were invariably blotted with ink and stained with chemicals, yet he was possessed of extraordinary delicacy of touch, as I frequently had occasion to observe when I watched him manipulating his fragile philosophical instruments.
Furthermore, the intricate fine motor skills required to manipulate a pen stimulate specific neural pathways directly associated with creativity and sustained focus.
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