Antonyms for manipulate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : muh-nip-yuh-leyt

Phonetic Transcription : məˈnɪp yəˌleɪt

Definition of manipulate

Origin : 1827, "to handle skillfully by hand," a back-formation from manipulation. Of mental influence, from 1864. Financial sense is from 1870. In mid-20c., it served as a euphemism for "masturbation." Related: Manipulated; manipulating.

verb maneuver, handle physically
verb change to suit one's desire

Example sentences :

Will they manipulate these and the like to suit their needs?
Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon

They could not, or they would not, understand the people they sought to manipulate.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

To raise it and manipulate the catch was out of the question.
Extract from : « The Harbor of Doubt » by Frank Williams

At times it may be well to manipulate a muscle when at full tension.
Extract from : « How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions » by S. S. Curry

Would not Hungary, for instance, be able to manipulate the railway freights?
Extract from : « The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 » by Henry Baerlein

"I can operate one weapon while you manipulate the other, Damis," replied the Kildare.
Extract from : « Giants on the Earth » by Sterner St. Paul Meek

It was as if a feeble hand had tried to manipulate it without success.
Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland

On the other hand, there is no wood so easy to manipulate with the saw or plane as cherry.
Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe

And he set the table down and began to manipulate the ball dexterously.
Extract from : « The heart of happy hollow » by Paul Laurence Dunbar

I don't propose to let a lot of land sharks in here to manipulate us out of what's our own.
Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day

Synonyms for manipulate

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