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mas·sage     (mə-säzh', -säj')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The rubbing or kneading of parts of the body especially to aid circulation, relax the muscles, or provide sensual stimulation.
  2. An act or instance of such rubbing or kneading.
tr.v.   mas·saged, mas·sag·ing, mas·sag·es
  1. To give a massage to.
  2. To treat by means of a massage.
  3. To coddle or cajole.
  4. To manipulate (data, for example): Pollsters massaged the numbers to favor their candidate.

[French, from masser, to massage, from Arabic masaḥa, to stroke, anoint; see mšḥ in Semitic roots or massa, to touch; see mšš in Semitic roots.]
mas·sag'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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