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ma·nip·u·late

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–verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.

1.	to manage or influence skillfully, esp. in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.

2.	to handle, manage, or use, esp. with skill, in some process of treatment or performance: to manipulate a large tractor.

3.	to adapt or change (accounts, figures, etc.) to suit one's purpose or advantage.

4.	Medicine/Medical. to examine or treat by skillful use of the hands, as in palpation, reduction of dislocations, or changing the position of a fetus.

[Origin: 1820–30; back formation from manipulation

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—Related forms

ma·nip·u·lat·a·ble, adjective

ma·nip·u·la·tive

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ma·nip·u·la·tive·ly, adverb

ma·nip·u·la·to·ry

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—Synonyms 3. juggle, falsify.

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ma·nip·u·late Audio Help (mə-nĭp'yə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. ma·nip·u·lat·ed, ma·nip·u·lat·ing, ma·nip·u·lates

To move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner: She manipulated the lights to get just the effect she wanted.
To influence or manage shrewdly or deviously: He manipulated public opinion in his favor.
To tamper with or falsify for personal gain: tried to manipulate stock prices.
Medicine To handle and move in an examination or for therapeutic purposes: manipulate a joint; manipulate the position of a fetus during delivery.

[Back-formation from manipulation.]

ma·nip'u·la·bil'i·ty n., ma·nip'u·lat'a·ble adj., ma·nip'u·la'tor n., ma·nip'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

Synonyms: These verbs mean to influence, manage, use, or control to one's advantage by artful or indirect means: manipulated me into helping him; exploits natural resources; maneuvered me out of one job and into another. See Also Synonyms at handle.

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