overmanipulate

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verb

To manipulate too much.

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Meanings

verbovermanipulate (third-person singular simple present overmanipulates, present participle overmanipulating, simple past and past participle overmanipulated)

present singular third person overmanipulates · participle present overmanipulating · participle past overmanipulated · past overmanipulated

  1. transitiveTo manipulate too much.

    Cooking philosophy: Buy the best you can find or afford and don’t overmanipulate it.

    2009 May 3, “Craft House”, in New York Times

Origin

From over- + manipulate.

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APA

overmanipulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmanipulate

MLA

“overmanipulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmanipulate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overmanipulate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmanipulate.

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