manipulate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ma·nipu·late AW [manipulate manipulates manipulated manipulating] BrE [məˈnɪpjuleɪt] NAmE [məˈnɪpjuleɪt] verb
1. (disapproving)to control or influence sb/sth, often in a dishonest way so that they do not realize it
•~ sb/sth She uses her charm to manipulate people.
•As a politician, he knows how to manipulate public opinion.
•~ sb into sth/into doing sth They managed to manipulate us into agreeing to help.
2. ~ sth (formal)to control or use sth in a skilful way
•to manipulate the gears and levers of a machine
•Computers are very efficient at manipulating information.
3. ~ sth (technical)to move a person's bones or joints into the correct position
Derived Word: ↑manipulation
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
early 19th cent.: back-formation from manipulation.

Thesaurus:
manipulate verb T (disapproving)
•She uses her charm to manipulate people.
turn sth to your advantage • • steer • |informal pull strings • |often disapproving engineer • |BrE, sometimes disapproving manoeuvre • |AmE maneuver •
manipulate/manoeuvre sb into sth
manipulate/engineer a situation
turn a situation to your advantage

Example Bank:
•She knows how to manipulate the audience.
•They believe that voters can be easily manipulated.
•digitally manipulated images
•genetically manipulated organisms
•He knows how to manipulate public opinion.
•I had to learn to manipulate the gears and levers of the machine.
•The organization had been manipulated into bankruptcy.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  keep in line, control, rig, fudge, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent, pull strings, pull wires