/
məˈnɪpjʊleɪt/
v.
- handle or control with dexterity.
- examine or treat (a part of the body) by feeling or moving it with the hand.
- control or influence cleverly or unscrupulously.
- alter or present (data) so as to mislead.
Derivative
- manipulability n.
- manipulable adj.
- manipulatable adj.
- manipulation n.
- manipulator n.
- manipulatory adj.
Etymology
C19: back-form. from earlier manipulation (C18), from L. manipulus ‘handful’.