overmanipulate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

over- +‎ manipulate

Verb[edit]

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

  1. (transitive) To manipulate too much.
    • 2009 May 3, “Craft House”, in New York Times[1]:
      Cooking philosophy: Buy the best you can find or afford and don’t overmanipulate it.

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