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Say 'nip' with a short and clear 'i' sound.
End with 'yuh-late' where 'late' sounds like the word 'late'.
ma-ni-pu-late (extra emphasis on 'pu')
ma-nip-u-lette (ending 't' pronounced like 't' in 'better')
man-i-pu-late (extra syllable 'i')
Start with 'muh' as in 'mother'.
Say 'nip' with a short and clear 'i' sound.
End with 'yuh-late', keeping 'u' as in 'put'.
same as American
In American English, 'u' is like 'yuh', while in British it's similar to 'put'.
The stress is on the second syllable 'nip'.
There are four syllables: ma-nip-u-late.
To control or handle with skill.
/məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən/
The act of manipulating something.
/məˈnɪpjʊlətɪv/
Skillful in influencing others.
/məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪtər/
A person who manipulates.
In 'manipulation', the stress shifts and the ending is '-lation'.
In 'manipulative', the ending changes to '-tive'.
In 'manipulator', the ending changes to '-lator', emphasizing 'lay'.
Practice with words like 'calculate' to help recognize the 'late' sound.
Practice the word in smaller parts, like 'ma-nip' and 'u-late', then combine.
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