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manipulate verb (manipulated, manipulating) 1 to handle something, or move or work it with the hands, especially in a skilful way. 2 to control or influence someone or something cleverly and unscrupulously, especially to one's own advantage. 3 to give false appearance to something, change its character, etc • manipulating the statistics to suit his argument. 4 to apply therapeutic treatment with the hands to (a part of the body). 5 word processing to move, edit or alter (data, files, blocks of text, etc). manipulable or manipulatable adj. manipulation noun. manipulative or manipulatory adj said of a person: given to or skilled in manipulating or exploiting people or circumstances. manipulator noun a person or device that manipulates.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c: a back-formation from 18c manipulation, ultimately from Latin manipulus handful, from manus hand + plere to fill.