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Word: Manipulation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: from French, from Latin manipulus ‘handful’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of manipulating something in a skilful manner
Short Definition:action of manipulating something in skilful manner
Examples:- the format allows fast picture manipulation
- conscious manipulations of oral language
Definition:
the action of manipulating someone in a clever or unscrupulous way
Short Definition:action of manipulating someone in clever or unscrupulous way
Examples:- there was no deliberate manipulation of visitors' emotions
- he saw through her manipulations
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