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Grammar : Verb
Spell : muh-nip-yuh-leyt
Phonetic Transcription : məˈnɪp yəˌleɪt



Definition of manipulated

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 :
  • The rear vertical rudder is manipulated by means of a foot lever.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • She manipulated a hidden lever and a panel swung open in the wall.
  • Extract from : « The Solar Magnet » by Sterner St. Paul Meek
  • Try as they might, the partners could not see how the Three manipulated the ray.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the Stratosphere » by Arthur J. Burks
  • With the cunning of a Jimmy Valentine he manipulated the tumblers.
  • Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
  • The Russian stepped to the far side and manipulated a hidden lever.
  • Extract from : « The Great Drought » by Sterner St. Paul Meek
  • When I thought I had been manipulated sufficiently, I asked for coffee.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • As he spoke, he manipulated the levers and the car leaped ahead.
  • Extract from : « Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies » by Alice B. Emerson
  • It was astonishing to see with what rapidity he manipulated it.
  • Extract from : « John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein » by Frank R. Stockton
  • There are plenty of roads in existence that can be manipulated and squeezed dry.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
  • But above all was the shrewdness and finesse with which the bonds were manipulated.
  • Extract from : « Four Years in Rebel Capitals » by T. C. DeLeon

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