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ma·nip·u·late

(mə-nĭp′yə-lāt′)
tr.v. ma·nip·u·lat·ed, ma·nip·u·lat·ing, ma·nip·u·lates
1. To move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or another body part or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner: She manipulated the lights to get just the effect she wanted. See Synonyms at handle.
2. To influence or manage shrewdly or deviously: He manipulated public opinion in his favor.
3. To tamper with or falsify for personal gain: tried to manipulate stock prices.
4. Medicine To handle and move in an examination or for therapeutic purposes: manipulate a joint; manipulate the position of a fetus during delivery.
[Back-formation from manipulation.]
ma·nip′u·lat′a·ble adj.
ma·nip′u·la′tor n.
ma·nip′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:manipulator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine]manipulator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"
causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
company operator - an operator who works for a company
driver - the operator of a motor vehicle
elevator operator - an operator of an elevator
engine driver, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer, engineer - the operator of a railway locomotive
hoister - an operator of a hoist
jockey - an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey"
motorman - the operator of streetcar
radio operator - someone who operates a radio transmitter
switchman - a man who operates railroad switches
telegraph operator, telegrapher, telegraphist - someone who transmits messages by telegraph
switchboard operator, telephone operator, telephonist - someone who helps callers get the person they are calling
2. manipulator - a person who handles things manually
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
twiddler, fiddler - someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner
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Translations
المُعالِج اليَدوي، مُضارِب
-kamanipulátor
manipulator
kezelõmanipulátor
manipulátor
ustaca kullananyönlendiren

manipulator

[məˈnɪpjʊˌleitəʳ] N → manipulador(a) m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

manipulator

[məˈnɪpjʊleɪtər] n → manipulateur/trice m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

manipulator

n → Manipulator(in) m(f), → Manipulant(in) m(f); he’s a skilled manipulator of public opinion → er versteht es, die öffentliche Meinung geschickt zu manipulieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

manipulate

(məˈnipjuleit) verb
1. to handle especially skilfully. I watched him manipulating the controls of the aircraft. hanteer يُعالِج باليَد контролирам manusear manipulovat geschickt bedienen håndtere χειρίζομαι manipular, manejar käsitsema اداره کردن käsitellä manœuvrer לְהַפעִיל בִּמיוּמָנוּת चलाना upravljati, manipulirati kezel mengendalikan handleika manovrare 巧みに扱う 잘 다루다 manipuliuoti, puikiai valdyti prasmīgi apieties; manipulēt mengendalikan hanteren håndtere, betjene, manipulere zręcznie posługiwać się اداره كول manusear a mânui, a manevra умело обращаться manipulovať upravljati rukovati hantera, sköta, manövrera ใช้ ustaca kullanmak 操作(尤指熟練地) керувати, поводитися ہنرمندی سے برتنا điều khiển khéo léo 熟练控制
2. to manage or influence cleverly (and dishonestly). A clever lawyer can manipulate a jury. manipuleer يُدير أو يُؤَثِّر بِذَكاء манипулирам manipular ovlivňovat beeinflussen manipulere επηρεάζω manipular manipuleerima ماهرانه دستکاری کردن manipuloida manœuvrer לְתַמרֵן ולהשפיע על- जोड़-तोड़ करना utjecati na, izmanipulirati manipulál memanipulasi hafa áhrif á manipolare あやつる 조작하다 sumaniai paveikti manipulēt; ietekmēt memanipulasi manipuleren manipulere, lefle med, fikse og ordne, trekke i trådene manipulować په مهارت سره اداره كول manipular a manipula влиять ovplyvňovať vplivati na manipulisati manipulera โกง yönlendirmek (暗中)操控 маніпулювати چالاکی سے اپنے موفق منشا بنانا lôi kéo (暗中)操纵
maˌnipuˈlation noun
manipulasie مُعالَجَه، تأثير манипулация manipulação manipulace die Manipulation manipulation χειρισμός, επηρεασμός manipulación manipuleerimine دستکاری manipulaatio manœuvre תמרון चालन-परिचालन rukovanje, manipulacija kezelés; manipuláció manipulasi handfjötlun manipolazione 巧みな扱い 조작 manipuliacija manipulācija manipulasi hantering, manipulatie håndtering, manipulering manipulacja لاسوهنه manipulação manipulare манипуляция manipulácia manipulacija manipulacija manipulation การโกง ustaca kullanma, yönlendirme 操作,操控 маніпуляція کارستانی sự thao tác; lôi kéo 操作
maˈnipulator noun
manipuleerder المُعالِج اليَدوي، مُضارِب манипулатор manipulador manipulátor, -ka das Drahtzieher manipulator αυτός που χειραγωγεί και εκμεταλλεύεται τους άλλους manipulador manipuleerija دست ماشینی manipulaattori manipulateur/-trice מַשפִּיע בְּצוּרָה בִּלתִי הוֹגֶנֶת प्रयोग, छल-योजन, छल-साधन, हेर-फेर, कुशल प्रयोग rukovalac, manipulator kezelő(készülék), manipulátor (átvitt ért. is) manipulator maður sem hefur áhrif á aðra með kænskubrögðum manipolatore, manipolatrice 巧みに扱う人 조작자 manipuliatorius operators; manipulators orang yang pandai memanipulasi manipulator person som håndterer; en som ordner seg godt manipulator د بشر له جنس نه manipulador manipulator манипулятор manipulátor, -ka manipulator manipulator manipulatör คนโกง ustaca kullanan, yönlendiren 操作者 оператор; маніпулятор چابک دستی سے عمل کرنے والا người thao tác; người lôi kéo 操作者
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He was a pure manipulator; his brain, if he had ever had one, must have early oozed along into the muscles of his fingers.
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There was such a kindly humanness about the man, such a genial democraticness, that Daylight found it hard to realize that this was THE John Dowsett, president of a string of banks, insurance manipulator, reputed ally of the lieutenants of Standard Oil, and known ally of the Guggenhammers.
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Consider the wastes incidental to the blind and haphazard production of commodities--the factories closed, the workers idle, the goods spoiling in storage; consider the activities of the stock manipulator, the paralyzing of whole industries, the overstimulation of others, for speculative purposes; the assignments and bank failures, the crises and panics, the deserted towns and the starving populations!
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He now returned to his old opinions, and became the leader of the liberal party in Alencon, the invisible manipulator of elections, and did immense harm to the Restoration by the cleverness of his underhand proceedings and the perfidy of his outward behavior.
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They might be appreciated in a trade journal (if only that want could be supplied), by skilled manipulators of the jemmy and the large light bunch; but, as records of unbroken yet insignificant success, they would be found at once too trivial and too technical, if not sordid and unprofitable into the bargain.
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