manipulate

manipulate
transitive verb
1) (also Med.) manipulieren

manipulate somebody into doing something — jemanden dahin gehend manipulieren, dass er etwas tut

2) (handle) handhaben
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[mə'nipjuleit]
verb
1) (to handle especially skilfully: I watched him manipulating the controls of the aircraft.) geschickt bedienen
2) (to manage or influence cleverly (and dishonestly): A clever lawyer can manipulate a jury.) beeinflussen
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ma·nipu·late
[məˈnɪpjəleɪt]
vt
1. (esp pej: manage cleverly)
▪ to \manipulate sb/sth geschickt mit jdm/etw umgehen; (influence) jdn/etw beeinflussen, jdn/etw manipulieren
to \manipulate accounts die Bücher schönen
to \manipulate figures/the statistics geschickt mit Zahlen/der Statistik jonglieren; (falsify) Zahlen/die Statistik verfälschen [o fam verdrehen]
to \manipulate the market die Börsenkurse manipulieren
2. (with hands)
▪ to \manipulate sth etw handhaben; (adjust) etw einstellen
to \manipulate a machine eine Maschine bedienen
3. MED
to \manipulate sb's bones jds Knochen einrenken
to \manipulate sb's muscles jds Muskeln massieren
4. COMPUT
▪ to \manipulate sth etw bearbeiten
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[mə'nIpjʊleɪt]
vt
1) public opinion, person, prices, data, media manipulieren; accounts, figures manipulieren, frisieren (inf)

to manipulate sb into doing sth — jdn so manipulieren, dass er/sie etw tut

2) machine etc handhaben, bedienen; bones einrenken; (after fracture) zurechtrücken
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manipulate [məˈnıpjʊleıt]
A v/t
1. Preise etc manipulieren, (künstlich) beeinflussen:
manipulated currency manipulierte Währung
2. (auch geschickt) handhaben, TECH bedienen, betätigen, ein Fahrzeug lenken, steuern
3. jemanden manipulieren oder geschickt behandeln
4. managen, deichseln, schaukeln (alle umg)
5. zurechtstutzen, besonders Bücher, Konten frisieren umg
B v/i manipulieren
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transitive verb
1) (also Med.) manipulieren

manipulate somebody into doing something — jemanden dahin gehend manipulieren, dass er etwas tut

2) (handle) handhaben
* * *
v.
manipulieren v.

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