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manipulate

/məˈnɪpjʊleɪt/

US pronunciation

American sound/məˈnɪpjʊleɪt/

məˈnɪpjʊleɪt

Syllables: 4 syllables
Stress: 2nd syllable stress
Vowel: Schwa vowel
Ending: Final e often stays silent

mə - ˈnɪpjʊleɪt -> manipulate

Myanmar meaning

(v) ကျွမ်းကျင်စွာကိုင်တွယ်သည်။ ကြိုးကိုင်သည်။ ခြယ်လှယ်သည်။

Full entry

manipulate /mǝ'nipjuleÇt/ v

၁။ ကျွမ်းကျင်စွာ ကိုင်တွယ်သည်။ manipulate the gears and levers of a machine ❍ children learning how to manipulate objects while playing.
၂။ (often derog ) ကြိုးကိုင်သည်။ ခြယ်လှယ်သည်။ As a shrewd politician he knows how to manipulate public opinion. ❍ She uses her charm to manipulate people.
❏ manipulation /mǝnÇpju'leÇʃn/ n [U,C] (often derog )
(ဈေး) ကစားခြင်း။ ကြိုးကိုင်ခြယ်လှယ်ခြင်း။
He made a fortune by clever manipulation of the stock market. ❍ The voters are open to manipulation by the mass media.
❏ manipulative /mǝ'nÇpjǝlǝtÇv; US -leÇtÇv/ adj (often derog )
ခြယ်လှယ်တတ်သော။ a manipulative politician.
❏ manipulator /mǝ'nÇpjuleÇtǝ(r)/ n (often derog )
ကြိုးကိုင်ခြယ်လှယ်သူ။ an unscrupulous manipulator.

More examples

He knows how to manipulate an audience.
She accused the party of manipulating the figures.
I watched the pilot expertly manipulating the controls in front of him.
Genetically manipulated plants

Synonyms

influence, control, affect, beguile, bias, conduct, deploy, direct, employ, engineer, exploit, feel, finagle, finesse, finger, form, guide, handle, handle physically, impress, jockey, machinate, manage, maneuver, massage, mold, negotiate, operate, play, play games, ply, pull strings, pull wires, push around, shape, stage-manage, steer, sway, swing, thumb, upstage, use, wield, work

Antonyms

abandon, destroy, idle, leave, leave alone, misguide, mislead, neglect

Cross references

influence control affect beguile bias conduct deploy direct employ engineer exploit feel finagle finesse finger form guide handle handle physically impress jockey machinate manage maneuver massage mold negotiate operate

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