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US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/məˈnɪpjələbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mə nip′yə lə bəl)

ma•nip•u•la•ble /məˈnɪpyələbəl/USA pronunciation adj.

capable of being manipulated:manipulable children who are eager to please adults.

See -man-¹.

ma•nip•u•la•ble (mə nip′yə lə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.

capable of or susceptible to being manipulated;
manipulatable.

manipul(ate) + -able 1880–85

ma•nip′u•la•bil′i•ty, n.

ma•nip•u•late /məˈnɪpyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

to manage or influence skillfully and often unfairly:He could manipulate people's feelings to get his way.
to handle or use, esp. with skill:He manipulated a large tractor easily by the age of ten.
to adapt or change (accounts, etc.) to suit one's purpose:manipulated the sales figures to "create'' a huge profit last year.

ma•nip•u•la•tion /məˌnɪpyəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]capable of manipulation to get what he wants.[countable]the craftsman's manipulations of his tools.
ma•nip•u•la•tive /məˈnɪpyəˌleɪtɪv, -lətɪv/USA pronunciation adj.
ma•nip•u•la•tor, n. [countable]See -man-¹.

ma•nip•u•late (mə nip′yə lāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

to manage or influence skillfully, esp. in an unfair manner:to manipulate people's feelings.
to handle, manage, or use, esp. with skill, in some process of treatment or performance:to manipulate a large tractor.
to adapt or change (accounts, figures, etc.) to suit one's purpose or advantage.
Medicineto examine or treat by skillful use of the hands, as in palpation, reduction of dislocations, or changing the position of a fetus.

1820–30; back formation from manipulation

ma•nip′u•lat′a•ble, adj.
ma•nip′u•la′tive•ly, adv.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

manipulate /məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪt/ vb

(transitive) to handle or use, esp with some skill, in a process or action
to negotiate, control, or influence (something or someone) cleverly, skilfully, or deviously
to falsify (a bill, accounts, etc) for one's own advantage
(in physiotherapy) to examine or treat manually, as in loosening a joint

Etymology: 19th Century: back formation from manipulation, from Latin manipulus handfulmanipulability /məˌnɪpjʊləˈbɪlɪtɪ/ n maˈnipuˌlatable, maˈnipulable adj maˌnipuˈlation n maˈnipulative adj maˈnipuˌlator n maˈnipulatory adj

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