different between manipulate vs posses

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

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

posses

1. plural of posse

Etymology 2

Verb

posses

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of poss

See also

• possess

Anagrams

• s'poses, sposes

Latin

Verb

poss?s

1. second-person singular imperfect active subjunctive of possum  "you would be able (to)"

Portuguese

Noun

posses

1. plural of posse