manipulation
pronunciation
How to pronounce manipulation in British English:
UK [məˌnɪpjʊ'leɪʃn]
How to pronounce manipulation in American English:
US [məˌnɪpjʊˈleʃən]
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- Noun:
- exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
- the action of touching with the hands or the skillful use of the hands
Word Origin
- manipulation (n.)
- c. 1730, a method of digging ore, from French manipulation, from manipule "handful" (a pharmacists' measure), from Latin manipulus "handful, sheaf, bundle," from manus "hand" (see manual) + root of plere "to fill" (see pleio-). Sense of "skillful handling of objects" is first recorded 1826; extended 1828 to "handling of persons" as well as objects.
Example
- 1. The libor manipulation debacle has resulted in something rare in the world of banking scandals .
- 2. Yet , baltimore 's class-action suit against barclays and others claims that libor manipulation continued well into 2010 .
- 3. Will they be indicted for market manipulation ?
- 4. But of course , banks weren 't the only ones to benefit from such manipulation .
- 5. Blushing interferes with the unscrupulous manipulation of others .