Manipulate definition in English

Manipulate means controlling someone or something to your own advantage.

It also means to handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skillful manner.

Manipulate in Swahili

Manipulate in Swahili is translated depending on the above definitions:

• Manipulate (controlling someone) in Swahili is translated as: kuchezea, kudanganya, kuhadaa, kufifiliza, kumiliki, kutawala etc.
• Manipulate (handling in a skillful manner) in Swahili is translated as: kudhibiti, kufanya, kuendesha au kutengeneza kwa kiufundi.

Examples of manipulate in Swahili in sentences

• Anatumia mvuto wake kuchezea watu. (She uses her charm to manipulate people.)
• Walifanikiwa kutudanganya ili tukubali kusaidia. (They managed to manipulate us into agreeing to help.)
• Kama mwanasiasa, anajua jinsi ya kuhadaa maoni ya umma. (As a politician, he knows how to manipulate public opinion.)
• Anajua jinsi ya kudhibiti hadhira. (She knows how to manipulate the audience.)
• Watoto wanajaribu kukufifiliza. (Children try to manipulate you.)
• Kwa mara moja, hakuweza kudhibiti na kuendesha matukio. (She was unable, for once, to control and manipulate events.)
• Ni jambo rahisi kuchezea hali kama hiyo. (It is a simple matter to manipulate such a situation.)
• Mawazo kwamba mzazi yeyote angemweza kumiliki mtoto wake kutafuta umaarufu yalinishangaza. (The thought that any parent would manipulate their child into seeking fame just appalled me.)
• Alijifunza haraka jinsi ya kuendesha vidhibiti vya ndege. (He quickly learned how to manipulate the controls of a plane.)
• Mweka hazina alikamatwa kwa kujaribu kuhadaa hesabu za kampuni. (The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company’s accounts.)
• Walishutumu serikali kujaribu kuchezea muundo wa mkutano. (They accused the government of trying to manipulate the composition of the conference.)
• Yeye ni mtu mjanja anayejua jinsi ya kuhadaa maoni ya umma. (He is a clever man who knows how to manipulate public opinion.)
• Manipulate (handling in a skillful manner):
• Sokwe wanaweza kudhibiti vitu kwa usahihi wa hali ya juu. (Chimps are able to manipulate objects with a high degree of precision.)
• Viti vya magurudumu vimeundwa ili viwe rahisi kuendesha. (The wheelchair is designed so that it is easy to manipulate.)
• Kwa hivyo inalenga kudhibiti viwango vya riba. (It thereby seeks to manipulate interest rates.)
• Makampuni yana motisha nyingi za kudhibiti data. (Enterprises have considerable incentives to manipulate data.)
• Na watu wenye uwezo wa kudhibiti kinachoandikwa kuhusu mtu mashuhuri wana nguvu kubwa. (And individuals with the ability to manipulate what is written about a public person have enormous power.)