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    manipulate

    US /məˈnɪpjəˌlet/

    ・

    UK /mə'nɪpjʊleɪt/

    B1
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo try to control others to gain an advantage
    Should I manipulate my friends and succeed at their expense?
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo handle or work in a skillful manner
    Craftsmen manipulate clay into all sorts of shapes
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously.
    He tries to manipulate people by making them feel guilty.
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo handle or control (a tool or mechanism) in a skillful manner.
    The surgeon had to manipulate the delicate instruments with precision.
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo falsify or change (data or statistics).
    Someone manipulated the data to hide the truth.

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    • I think there's other ways to manipulate my point.

      I think there's other ways to manipulate my point.

    • I think there's other ways to manipulate my point.

      I think there's other ways to manipulate my point.

    A2

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    • I can manipulate light energy and you...

      I can manipulate light energy and you...

    B2

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    • The idea is, right, they're trying to manipulate a lighting characteristic, which is the spectrum, to reduce the circuit effectiveness.

      The idea is, right, they're trying to manipulate a lighting characteristic, which is the spectrum, to reduce the circuit effectiveness.

    • The idea is right, they're trying to manipulate

      The idea is right, they're trying to manipulate

    B1

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    • Me, what— お前はもう死んでいる。 何? Scanning control, manipulate scientific data.

      Me, what— お前はもう死んでいる。 何? Scanning control, manipulate scientific data.

    • Manipulate scientific data

      Manipulate scientific data

    A2

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    • Narcissists don't just manipulate.

      Narcissists don't just manipulate.

    B1

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    • So if you are trying to manipulate the controller file system via AeroScript or the API commands, just keep that in mind.

      So if you are trying to manipulate the controller file system via AeroScript or the API commands, just keep that in mind.

    B1

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    • that manipulate pitch and emotion and inflection in the voice.

      that manipulate pitch and emotion and inflection in the voice.

    B1

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    • The ability to manipulate misused power might be in the hand of the elite, but the power that we need to set the world straight is actually at your fingertips.

      The ability to manipulate misused power might be in the hand of the elite, but the power that we need to set the world straight is actually at your fingertips.

    B1

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    • And those bosses that gaslight and manipulate are very toxic.

      And those bosses that gaslight and manipulate are very toxic.

    A2

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    • But somehow we think people who manipulate us are bad guys.

      But somehow we think people who manipulate us are bad guys.

    • Other times you have to manipulate them to achieve that outcome.

      Other times you have to manipulate them to achieve that outcome.

    B1