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==English==

===Etymology===
{{back-form|en|manipulation}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt/|a=UK}}
* {{IPA|en|/məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt/|a=US}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-manipulate.ogg|a=US}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[move]], [[arrange]] or [[operate]] something using the [[hand]]s
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[influence]], [[manage]], [[direct]], [[control]] or [[tamper]] with something
# {{lb|en|transitive|medicine}} To [[handle]] and move a [[body]] part, either as an [[examination]] or for a [[therapeutic]] purpose
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[influence]] or [[control]] someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to [[use]]
# {{lb|en|intransitive|dated}} To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.

====Derived terms====
{{der3|en|{{l|en|manipulable|pos=a}}|{{l|en|manipulatable|pos=a}}|manipulatee|manipulative|manipulator|manipulatory|manipulatrix|manipulee|manipulism|micromanipulate|mismanipulate|outmanipulate|overmanipulate|remanipulate|telemanipulate}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|manipulandum|pos=n}}
* {{l|en|manipulation|pos=n}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|move with the hands}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|маніпулі́раваць|impf}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|манипулирам}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|manipular}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|操纵|tr=cāo zuò}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|manipuleren}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|käsitellä}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|manipular}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|manipulál}} {{qualifier|rare in this sense}}, {{t+|hu|kezel}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|manuagar}}, {{t+|io|manipular}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|memanipulasi}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|manipolare}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|조종하다}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|manipulować|impf}}, {{t|pl|zmanipulować|pf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|manipular}}, {{t+|pt|manusear}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|manipula}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|манипули́ровать|impf}} (+ [[instrumental case]]), {{t+|ru|управля́ть|impf}} (+ [[instrumental case]])
* Spanish: {{t+|es|manipular}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|маніпулюва́ти|impf}}
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{{trans-top|influence or manage}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|маніпулі́раваць|impf}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|боравя}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|manipular}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|beïnvloeden}}, {{t+|nl|manipuleren}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|manipuli}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|käsitellä}}, {{t+|fi|manipuloida}}
* French: {{t+|fr|manipuler}}
* German: {{t+|de|manipulieren}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|manipulál}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|ráðskast með e-n}}, {{t|is|handstýra e-m}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|manipular}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|lámhaigh}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|manipolare}}, {{t+|it|plagiare}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|manipulere}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t+|no|manipulere}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|بازی دادن، به بازی گرفتن، آلت دست قرار دادن، بازیچه‌ی دست خود کردن}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|manipulować|impf}}, {{t|pl|zmanipulować|pf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|manipular}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|manipula}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|манипули́ровать|impf}} (+ [[instrumental case]]), {{t+|ru|возде́йствовать|impf}} ([[на]] + [[accusative case]]), {{t+|ru|влия́ть|impf}} ([[на]] + [[accusative case]])
* Spanish: {{t+|es|manipular}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|manipulera}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|manipüle etmek}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|маніпулюва́ти|impf}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|điều khiển}}, {{t+|vi|thao túng}}
* West Frisian: {{t|fy|manipulearje}}, {{t|fy|beynfloedzje}}
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{{trans-top|handle and move a body part}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|liikuttaa}}, {{t+|fi|liikutella}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|lámhaigh}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|manipolare}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|manipular}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|manipular}}
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{{checktrans-top}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|يتحكم}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|manipuleren}}, {{t+|nl|beïnvloeden}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|manipulál}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|بامهارت انجام دادن}}, {{t+|fa|اداره کردن}}, {{t+|fa|دستکاری کردن}}, {{t|fa|کسی را بازی دادن}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|manipulować}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|manipular}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|cuir tionndadh ann an}}, {{t|gd|cuir car ann an}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|manipulera}}
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===See also===
* {{l|en|pedipulate}}

==Esperanto==

===Adverb===
{{eo-part}}

# {{eo-form of|manipul|ate}}

==Spanish==

===Verb===
{{head|es|verb form}}

# {{es-verb form of|manipular}}