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to manipulate
01
to control or influence someone cleverly for personal gain or advantage
Transitive: to manipulate sb/sth
Examples
The con artist manipulated his victims into giving him their money by playing on their emotions.
02
to skillfully control or work with information, a system, tool, etc.
Transitive: to manipulate a tool or information
Examples
She 's able to manipulate complex data sets to extract meaningful insights for her research.
03
to skillfully adjust or move body parts for diagnostic, therapeutic, or corrective purposes
Transitive: to manipulate body parts
Examples
The physical therapist gently manipulated my injured knee for rehabilitation.
04
to change or control information, data, or facts in a way that intentionally deceives or misleads others
Transitive: to manipulate data or facts
Examples
The politician manipulated the data to make the economy look better than it actually was.
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