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manipulation

Who acts: people, you, Saying, Photo manipulation, fake picture, Algebraic manipulation · What happens: control, influence, do, want, move, change · To what, where: people, clever way, body parts, parts, friend, kind · Speech: someone speaks here

«manipulation» 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: manipulation in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Controlling or influencing people in a clever and unfair way, so they do what you want.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Controlling	control	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 influencing	cc
3	influencing	influence	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Controlling	conj
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 influencing	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	10 way	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 way	det
7	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 way	amod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 unfair	cc
9	unfair	unfair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 clever	conj
10	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 influencing	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 do	punct
12	so	so	ADV	_	14 do	advmod
13	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 do	nsubj
14	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Controlling	advcl
15	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	17 want	obj
16	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	17 want	nsubj
17	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 do	ccomp
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Controlling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	control	gerund							vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	influence	gerund		people		a clever way			vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient
3	do	present	people						tree rules
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

Skilful handling or moving of something with the hands or a tool.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Skilful	skilful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 handling	amod
2	handling	handling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 moving	cc
4	moving	move	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 handling	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 moving	obl
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 hands	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 hands	det
9	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 something	nmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 tool	cc
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 tool	det
12	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 hands	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 handling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	gerund						of something	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme of something=Trajectory

Meaning 3

Changing information, numbers or pictures, sometimes to trick people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Changing	change	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 information	amod
2	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 numbers	punct
4	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 information	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 pictures	cc
6	pictures	picture	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 numbers	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 trick	punct
8	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	10 trick	advmod
9	to	to	PART	_	10 trick	mark
10	trick	trick	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 information	parataxis
11	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 trick	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 information	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	gerund							vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	trick	to-infinitive		people				sometimes property	vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient

Meaning 4

Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

Moving or pressing body parts to treat them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moving	move	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 pressing	cc
3	pressing	press	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Moving	conj
4	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 parts	compound
5	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pressing	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 treat	mark
7	treat	treat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 pressing	advcl
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 treat	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Moving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	gerund							vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
2	press	gerund		body parts					vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme
3	treat	to-infinitive		parts = part					vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient

Example 1

Saying «If you were my friend you'd do it» can be a kind of manipulation.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	16 kind	csubj
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 do	punct
3	If	if	SCONJ	_	7 friend	mark
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 friend	nsubj
5	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 friend	cop
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 friend	nmod:poss
7	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 do	advcl
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 do	nsubj
9	'd	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 do	aux
10	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Saying	ccomp
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 do	obj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 do	punct
13	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 kind	aux
14	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	16 kind	cop
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 kind	det
16	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 manipulation	case
18	manipulation	manipulation	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 kind	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	gerund							vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	is a a condition, not said to happen, in a quote	past	you	my friend					tree rules
3	do in a quote	would	you	friend					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
4	is a	can	Saying	a kind				of manipulation	tree rules

Example 2

Photo manipulation can make a fake picture look real.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 manipulation	compound
2	manipulation	manipulation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 make	aux
4	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 picture	det
6	fake	fake	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 picture	amod
7	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	obj
8	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 make	xcomp
9	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 look	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	can	Photo manipulation	a fake picture					tree rules
2	look	infinitive	a fake picture not said here					real property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 3

Algebraic manipulation helped us solve for y.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Algebraic	Algebraic	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 manipulation	compound
2	manipulation	manipulation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 helped	nsubj
3	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 helped	obj
5	solve	solve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 helped	xcomp
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 y	case
7	y	y	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 solve	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 helped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	past	Algebraic manipulation	us					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	solve	infinitive	us not said here					for y	vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Playing with clay improves children's manipulation of small objects.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Playing	play	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 improves	csubj
2	with	with	ADP	_	3 clay	case
3	clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Playing	obl
4	improves	improve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 manipulation	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 children	case
7	manipulation	manipulation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 improves	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 objects	case
9	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 objects	amod
10	objects	object	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 manipulation	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 improves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	gerund						with clay	vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with clay=Theme
2	improve	present	Playing	children's manipulation of small objects					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent manipulation=Patient
3	manipulate		children	small objects					nom manipulation «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient

Example 5

The advert used clever manipulation of our feelings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 advert	det
2	advert	advert	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 manipulation	nsubj
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 manipulation	amod
4	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 manipulation	amod
5	manipulation	manipulation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 feelings	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 feelings	nmod:poss
8	feelings	feeling	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 manipulation	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 manipulation	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle							vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	manipulate			our feelings					nom manipulation «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 6

Data manipulation can make a graph tell a false story.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Data	data	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 manipulation	compound
2	manipulation	manipulation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 make	aux
4	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 graph	det
6	graph	graph	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	obj
7	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 make	xcomp
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 story	det
9	false	false	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 story	amod
10	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 tell	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	can	Data manipulation	a graph					tree rules
2	tell speech: assert	infinitive	a graph not said here	a false story					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient

Example 7

The physiotherapist used gentle manipulation on Dad's back.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 physiotherapist	det
2	physiotherapist	physiotherapist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	nsubj
3	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	gentle	gentle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 manipulation	amod
5	manipulation	manipulation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 back	case
7	Dad	Dad	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 back	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 Dad	case
9	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	the physiotherapist	gentle manipulation		Dad's back			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manipulation=Patient

Example 8

Learning to spot manipulation keeps you safer online.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Learning	learn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 keeps	csubj
2	to	to	PART	_	3 spot	mark
3	spot	spot	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Learning	xcomp
4	manipulation	manipulation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spot	obj
5	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 keeps	obj
7	safer	safe	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 keeps	xcomp
8	online	online	ADV	_	7 safer	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 keeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	gerund							vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	spot	to-infinitive		manipulation					vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme manipulation=Destination
3	keep	present	Learning	you				safe property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme

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