transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlāt ]
transitive verb
( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )
Etymology: back-formation from manipulation, from French, from manipuler to handle an apparatus in chemistry, ultimately from Latin manipulus
Date: 1834
1. : to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
2.
a. : to manage or utilize skillfully
b. : to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage
3. : to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose : doctor
• ma·nip·u·lat·able -ˌlā-tə-bəl adjective
• ma·nip·u·la·tion -ˌni-pyə-ˈlā-shən noun
• ma·nip·u·la·tive -ˈni-pyə-ˌlā-tiv, -lə- adjective
• ma·nip·u·la·tive·ly adverb
• ma·nip·u·la·tive·ness noun
• ma·nip·u·la·tor -ˌlā-tər noun
• ma·nip·u·la·to·ry -lə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr- adjective