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manipulating

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ma⋅nip⋅u⋅late

  [muh-nip-yuh-leyt]
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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

Related forms:
ma⋅nip⋅u⋅lat⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ma⋅nip⋅u⋅la⋅tive  [muh-nip-yuh-ley-tiv, -yuh-luh-tiv] , adjective
ma⋅nip⋅u⋅la⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
ma⋅nip⋅u⋅la⋅to⋅ry  [muh-nip-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

Synonyms:
3. juggle, falsify.
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ma·nip·u·late   (mə-nĭp'yə-lāt')   
tr.v.   ma·nip·u·lat·ed, ma·nip·u·lat·ing, ma·nip·u·lates

  1. 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.

  2. To influence or manage shrewdly or deviously: He manipulated public opinion in his favor.

  3. To tamper with or falsify for personal gain: tried to manipulate stock prices.

  4. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Financial Dictionary

manipulate

To cause a security to sell at an artificial price. Although investment bankers are permitted to manipulate temporarily the stock they underwrite, most other forms of manipulation are illegal.

Case Study

Manipulation of security prices is not limited to industry professionals out for a quick buck. In early 2001 the Securities and Exchange Commission settled securities fraud charges with former burrito vendor Yun Soo Oh Park IV, known to his Internet followers as Tokyo Joe. As part of the settlement Park agreed to return nearly a quarter of a million dollars in trading profits. According to SEC charges, to which Park did not admit or deny wrongdoing, the 50-year-old Korean native engaged in stock manipulation by recommending on Internet message boards stocks he already owned. He then sold his own shares as the recommended stocks rose in price. As Park's legend grew several thousand people agreed to pay an annual fee to receive an advance notice of his postings. The SEC also charged that Park was paid by a firm to recommend its stock. Park's lawyers claimed their client's actions were protected by free speech and not subject to federal securities regulation.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ma·nip·u·late
Pronunciation: m&-'ni-py&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
: to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose; specifically : to affect (the price of securities) artificially in order to deceive or mislead investors —ma·nip·u·la·ble /m&-'ni-py&-l&-b&l/ adjective —ma·nip·u·la·tion /m&-"ni-py&-'lA-sh&n/ noun —ma·nip·u·la·tive /m&-'ni-py&-"lA-tiv, -l&-tiv/ adjective —ma·nip·u·la·tive·ly adverb —ma·nip·u·la·tive·ness noun —ma·nip·u·la·tor /m&-'ni-py&-"lA-t&r/ noun —ma·nip·u·la·to·ry /m&-'ni-py&-l&-"tor-E/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ma·nip·u·late
Pronunciation: m&-'nip-y&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed;-lat·ing
1 : to treat or operate with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner <manipulate the fragments of a broken bone intocorrect position>
2 a : to manage or utilize skillfully b : to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage —ma·nip·u·la·tive /-'nip-y&-"lAt-iv, -l&t-/ adjective —ma·nip·u·la·tive·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

manipulate ma·nip·u·late (mə-nĭp'yə-lāt')
v. ma·nip·u·lat·ed, ma·nip·u·lat·ing, ma·nip·u·lates
To handle and move in an examination or for therapeutic purposes.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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