To be manipulated is to be controlled or influenced by someone or something else. Someone who is manipulated often feels like they are not in control of their own life.
The media is manipulating the public into thinking that refugees are a threat.
The politician is manipulating the public into thinking that refugees are a risk.
verb
To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
verb
To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
verb
To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
verb
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
verb
To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.
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The path is controlled by the coordinated motion of the manipulator joints.
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He is seductive and manipulative, and has the wind at his control.
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Are the images purposefully manipulative
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Is tweaking and manipulating the same
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He is seductive and manipulative.
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The actors manipulate the audience.
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The unattached child is manipulative.
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They see the unfairness and the manipulation.
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This is manipulative and abusive to the extreme.
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Many cultivators manipulate the environment.