different between bamboozle vs manipulate

English

Etymology

Derivative of 17th-century vernacular bam (“to trick, to con”), which is a derivative of bam in noun use (fraudster, cheat). Possibly from French embobiner

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæm.?bu?.z?l/

Verb

bamboozle (third-person singular simple present bamboozles, present participle bamboozling, simple past and past participle bamboozled)

1. (transitive, informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 19

     “Look here, friend,” said I, “if you have anything important to tell us, out with it; but if you are only trying to bamboozle us, you are mistaken in your game; that’s all I have to say.”

2. (transitive, informal) To confuse, frustrate or perplex.

   He's completely bamboozled by the changes in the computer system.

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Derived terms

Noun

bamboozle (plural bamboozles)

1. (obsolete, informal) A cheat, hoax, or imposition.

English

Etymology

Back-formation from manipulation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??n?pj?le?t/

Verb

manipulate (third-person singular simple present manipulates, present participle manipulating, simple past and past participle manipulated)

1. (transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
2. (transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
3. (transitive, medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
4. (transitive) To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use
5. (intransitive, dated) To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.

Derived terms

• manipulable (adjective)
• manipulatable (adjective)

Related terms

• manipulandum (noun)
• manipulation (noun)

Translations

See also

• pedipulate

Esperanto

Adverb

manipulate

1. present adverbial passive participle of manipuli