manipulate

/məˈnɪpjʊleɪt/

Syllables ma·nip·u·late

Stress ma-NIP-u-late

Phonics Breakdown

ma

/mə/

schwa

nip

/nɪp/

short i

u

/jʊ/

long u-e

late

/leɪt/

long a_e

Meaning

to skillfully control or handle something, sometimes unfairly

Sound Reference

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ma=/mə/(about) + nip=/nɪp/(nip) + u=/jʊ/(use) + late=/leɪt/(late)

Example

The manager tried to manipulate the data to look better.