Upper-Intermediate ๐Ÿ“š Vocabulary ยท #275 of 1319

manipulate (v.)

to control cleverly or unfairly

Examples

  • He manipulated the data.

Key rules

  • Manipulate means control someone or something cleverly or unfairly
  • Manipulate people, manipulate data
  • Manipulation is the noun

Common mistakes

  • He manipulated of the data โ†’ He manipulated the data
  • He manipulates to people โ†’ He manipulates people

Use cases

  • Describing deceit
  • Business data
  • Politics
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Manipulate can also mean to handle skilfully.

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