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ma·nip·u·late    (m-npy-lt) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
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.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from manipulation

OTHER FORMS:
ma·nipu·la·bili·ty (Noun), ma·nipu·lata·ble (Adjective), ma·nipu·lator (Noun), ma·nipu·la·tory   (-l-tôr, -tr) KEY  (Adjective)

SYNONYMS:
manipulate , exploit , maneuver

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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