manipulate

Who acts: you, He, real friend, robot arm, we, wave · What happens: control, influence, get, want, handle, move · To what, where: someone, clever way, something, controls, information, people · Speech: someone speaks here

«manipulate» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: manipulate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To control or influence someone in a clever, unfair or dishonest way, to get what you want.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 control	mark
2	control	control	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 influence	cc
4	influence	influence	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 control	conj
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 influence	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	13 way	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 way	det
8	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 way	amod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 unfair	punct
10	unfair	unfair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 clever	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 dishonest	cc
12	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 clever	conj
13	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 influence	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 get	punct
15	to	to	PART	_	16 get	mark
16	get	get	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 control	conj
17	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	19 want	obj
18	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	19 want	nsubj
19	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 get	ccomp
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 control	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	control	to-infinitive				vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	influence	infinitive		someone	a clever way	vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient
3	get	to-infinitive				vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
4	want	present	you			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

To handle, move or work something skilfully with your hands: «manipulate the controls».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 handle	mark
2	handle	handle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 move	advcl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 move	punct
4	move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 work	cc
6	work	work	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 move	conj
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 work	obj
8	skilfully	skilfully	ADV	_	6 work	advmod
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 hands	case
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 hands	nmod:poss
11	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 work	obl
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 manipulate	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 manipulate	punct
14	manipulate	manipulate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 move	parataxis
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 controls	det
16	controls	control	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 manipulate	obj
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 manipulate	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 move	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	handle	to-infinitive	you not said here			vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	move	imperative	you not said here			tree rules
3	work	infinitive	you not said here	something	with your hands; skilfully property	vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent something=Material
4	manipulate in a quote	infinitive		the controls		vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent control=Patient

Meaning 3

To change information, numbers or pictures, sometimes to trick people: «manipulate a photo».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 change	mark
2	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 trick	advcl
3	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 change	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 numbers	punct
5	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 information	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 pictures	cc
7	pictures	picture	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 information	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 trick	punct
9	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	11 trick	advmod
10	to	to	PART	_	11 trick	mark
11	trick	trick	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 trick	obj
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 manipulate	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 manipulate	punct
15	manipulate	manipulate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	11 trick	parataxis
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 photo	det
17	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 manipulate	obj
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 manipulate	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 trick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	change	to-infinitive	information and numbers or pictures		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Patient
2	trick	to-infinitive	people	sometimes property	tree rules
3	manipulate in a quote	infinitive	a photo		vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Patient

Meaning 4

Usage: science, medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

To move or press a body part to treat it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 move	mark
2	move	move	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 press	advcl
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 press	cc
4	press	press	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 part	det
6	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 part	compound
7	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 press	obj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 treat	mark
9	treat	treat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 press	advcl
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 treat	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 press	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	move	to-infinitive	you not said here		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
2	press	imperative	you not said here	a body part	vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme
3	treat	to-infinitive	you not said here	part	vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient

Example 1

He tried to manipulate his sister into doing his chores.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 tried	nsubj
2	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 manipulate	mark
4	manipulate	manipulate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 tried	xcomp
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 sister	nmod:poss
6	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 manipulate	obj
7	into	into	SCONJ	_	8 doing	mark
8	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 manipulate	advcl
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 chores	nmod:poss
10	chores	chore	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 doing	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	try	past	He		vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	manipulate not said to happen	to-infinitive	He not said here	his sister	vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sister=Patient
3	do	gerund	He not said here	his chores	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chore=Eventuality

Example 2

A real friend does not manipulate you with guilt.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 friend	det
2	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 friend	amod
3	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 manipulate	nsubj
4	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 manipulate	aux
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 manipulate	advmod
6	manipulate	manipulate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 manipulate	obj
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 guilt	case
9	guilt	guilt	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 manipulate	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 manipulate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not manipulate	present · do-support	a real friend	you				with guilt	vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Patient

Example 3

The robot arm can manipulate tiny objects.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 arm	det
2	robot	robot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 arm	compound
3	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 manipulate	nsubj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 manipulate	aux
5	manipulate	manipulate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 objects	amod
7	objects	object	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 manipulate	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 manipulate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	manipulate	can	the robot arm	tiny objects					vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent object=Patient

Example 4

In maths we manipulated the equation to find x.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 maths	case
2	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 manipulated	obl
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 manipulated	nsubj
4	manipulated	manipulate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 equation	det
6	equation	equation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 manipulated	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 find	mark
8	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 equation	acl
9	x	x	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 find	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 manipulated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	manipulate	past	we	the equation		maths			vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent equation=Patient
2	find	to-infinitive	we not said here	x					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent x=Topic

Example 5

That photo has been manipulated to make the wave look bigger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 photo	det
2	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 manipulated	nsubj:pass
3	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 manipulated	aux
4	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 manipulated	aux:pass
5	manipulated	manipulate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 make	mark
7	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 manipulated	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 wave	det
9	wave	wave	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 make	obj
10	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 make	xcomp
11	bigger	big	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 look	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 manipulated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	manipulate	present · perfect · passive		that photo		vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive		the wave		tree rules
3	look	infinitive	the wave not said here		big property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 6

Toddlers learn to manipulate blocks and shapes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toddlers	toddler	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 learn	nsubj
2	learn	learn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 manipulate	mark
4	manipulate	manipulate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 learn	xcomp
5	blocks	block	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 manipulate	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 shapes	cc
7	shapes	shape	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 blocks	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 learn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	present	Toddlers						vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	manipulate	to-infinitive	Toddlers not said here	blocks and shapes					vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent block=Patient

Example 7

Advertisers sometimes try to manipulate how we feel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Advertisers	advertiser	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 try	nsubj
2	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	3 try	advmod
3	try	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 manipulate	mark
5	manipulate	manipulate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 try	xcomp
6	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 feel	advmod
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 feel	nsubj
8	feel	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 manipulate	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	try	present	Advertisers	sometimes property	vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	manipulate not said to happen	to-infinitive	Advertisers not said here		vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	feel	present	we		vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 8

If someone online tries to manipulate you, tell a trusted adult.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	4 tries	mark
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 tries	nsubj
3	online	online	ADV	_	2 someone	advmod
4	tries	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 tell	advcl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 manipulate	mark
6	manipulate	manipulate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 tries	xcomp
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 manipulate	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 tries	punct
9	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 adult	det
11	trusted	trust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 adult	amod
12	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 tell	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	try a condition, not said to happen	present	someone			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	manipulate not said to happen	to-infinitive	someone not said here	you		vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Patient
3	tell speech: assert	imperative	you not said here		a trusted adult	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient
4	trust	participle				vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

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