Definitions for manipulation

manipulation ma·nip·u·la·tion

Spelling: [muh-nip-yuh-ley-shuh n]
IPA: /məˌnɪp yəˈleɪ ʃən/

Manipulation is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 789 anagrams from letters in manipulation (aaiilmnnoptu).

Definitions for manipulation

noun

  1. the act of manipulating.
  2. the state or fact of being manipulated.
  3. skillful or artful management.

Origin of manipulation

1720-30; French, equivalent to manipule handful (of grains, etc.; see maniple) + -ation -ation

Examples for manipulation

The girl did not answer, but busied herself with the manipulation of her machine.

I anticipate no difficulty, though it requires some thought in manipulation.

His own manipulation of the wheel was nothing short of wizardry.

But viewers know the rules of these shows, how they are crafted and stories manipulated, and are complicit with the manipulation.

Directions for the manipulation of the apparatus are given by the manufacturers.

“There was a kind of manipulation, which was hard to handle,” agreed Exarchopoulos.

The manipulation of fear about things that won't kill us, is killing us.

You're more used to those determinations and that type of manipulation than we are.

I asked Christian publisher Crossway Books for their assessment of the manipulation of the best-seller lists.

At the same time, Private Violence shows how much of domestic abuse is about control and manipulation rather than sheer brutality.

Word Value for manipulation
Scrable

16

Words with friends

22

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