manipulate
verb (used with object)
to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner.
have manipulated
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present perfectof manipulate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The suspect is believed to have manipulated the site's payment system, altering the validation process of an electronic payment platform so that bookings appeared fully paid.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
"However, the Parole Board have since deemed his recall inappropriate in that a condition of it - requesting he undertake a polygraph test, which he was thought to have manipulated - was unlawful."
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
They have manipulated gene activity with exquisite precision, examining the functions of individual genes in specific brain regions.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2023
Now, researchers at Harvard University have manipulated one material’s underlying structure to make a hydrogel that is both stretchy and tough.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 2, 2021
Bilkins had packed in a lot of stuff that he might have manipulated, though to me it was worse than Greek.
From Wings of the Wind by Credo Fitch Harris
