manipulate
verbHow many syllables in manipulate?
There are 4 syllables in the word manipulate.How to pronounce manipulate:
Definition of manipulate:
- manipulate (verb):
- to control something or someone cleverly or deviously
- to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
Synonyms for manipulate:
act upon
pull strings
pull wires
work
Antonyms for manipulate:
abuse
bobble
break
handle roughly
ill-treat
ill-use
knock around
maltreat
manhandle
misapply
misappropriate
misemploy
mishandle
mismanage
mistreat
misuse
treat roughly
use inexpertly
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- diplomatic
- bewilderment
- Arimathea
- Heraclitus
- anesthetic
- alliaceous
- adjudicate
- noncommittal
- courageously
- confidential
- reproductive
- perforated
- episcopal
- embarrassment
- communism
- undiminished
- rectangular
- denouement
- aggressively
- unfortunate
- self-contented
- psychedelic
- irreverent
- illustrated
- extinguisher
- catechism
- veracity
- relentlessness
- inconsistent
- competitive
- virginity
- philatelist
- molecular
- inorganic
- enterprising
- embodiment
- debutante
- cynicism
- preservation
- plagiarize
- innuendo
- Arianna
- affluency
- timeliness
- prosecutor
- operatic
- inheritance
- economist
- cordially
- atmospheric
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Syllable Fun Fact
In certain poetic forms, like the sonnet, syllable count per line is strictly regulated to achieve a specific rhythmic effect.
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