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Results for: "manipulate"

Translating from English to Norwegian

Translations:

manipulate — influence or manage
→ manipulere

More translations:

manipulate
→ håndtere, betjene, manipulere
manipulate
→ manipulere, lefle med, fikse og ordne, trekke i trådene

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


VERB (6)

1. influence or control shrewdly or deviously;
- Example: "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"
[syn: manipulate, pull strings, pull wires]

2. hold something in one's hands and move it;

3. tamper, with the purpose of deception;
- Example: "Fudge the figures"
- Example: "cook the books"
- Example: "falsify the data"
[syn: fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent]

4. manipulate in a fraudulent manner;
- Example: "rig prices"
[syn: rig, manipulate]

5. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage;
- Example: "She manipulates her boss"
- Example: "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"
- Example: "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"
- Example: "she keeps in line"
[syn: manipulate, keep in line, control]

6. treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed;