manipulate
/məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt/ verbe B2En français : manipuler
- 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 · Prétérit manipulated · Participe passé manipulated · Forme en -ing manipulating
Formes du verbe
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- He/she/it
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- Prétérit
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- Participe passé
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- Forme en -ing
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Dans la bibliothèque
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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