adj
Meaning 1
Using manipulation purposefully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
manipulative
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Australian, UK: /məˈnɪp.jə.lə.tɪv/
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US: /məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.tɪv/
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US: [məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.ɾɪv]
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CMU ARPABET: M AH0 N IH1 P Y AH0 L EY2 T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Tending to manipulate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
Examples
- You manipulative bitch!
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noun
Meaning 4
A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English manipulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English manipulative From manipulate + -ive.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: manipulador — describing a person who manipulates others
- Chinese Mandarin: 工於心計 /工于心计 (gōng yú xīn jì) — describing a person who manipulates others
- Dutch: manipulatief — describing a person who manipulates others
- Esperanto: manipulema — describing a person who manipulates others
- Finnish: manipuloiva — describing a person who manipulates others
- French: manipulateur — describing a person who manipulates others
- German: manipulativ — describing a person who manipulates others
- Japanese: 操作的 (sousateki) — describing a person who manipulates others
- Polish: manipulujący — describing a person who manipulates others
- Polish: manipulacyjny — describing a person who manipulates others
- Portuguese: manipulador — describing a person who manipulates others
- Portuguese: manipulativo — describing a person who manipulates others
- Romanian: manipulator m or n de persoane — describing a person who manipulates others
- Russian: манипуляти́вный (manipuljatívnyj) — describing a person who manipulates others
- Scottish Gaelic: carach — describing a person who manipulates others
- Scottish Gaelic: cuilbheartach — describing a person who manipulates others
- Scottish Gaelic: brath-foilleil — describing a person who manipulates others
- Scottish Gaelic: clìceach — describing a person who manipulates others
- Spanish: manipulador — describing a person who manipulates others
- Swedish: manipulativ — describing a person who manipulates others
- Yiddish: מאַניפּולאַטיוו (manipulativ) — describing a person who manipulates others
- Yiddish: מאַניפּולירנדיק (manipulirndik) — describing a person who manipulates others
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