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Verb: manipulate  mu'ni-pyu`leyt
  1. Influence or control shrewdly or deviously
    "He manipulated public opinion in his favour"
    - pull strings, pull wires
     
  2. Hold something in one's hands and move it
     
  3. Tamper, with the purpose of deception
    "manipulate the figures"
    - fudge, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent, spoof
     
  4. Manipulate in a fraudulent manner
    "manipulate prices"
    - rig
     
  5. Influence (others or oneself) skilfully, usually to one's advantage
    "She manipulates her boss"
    - keep in line, control
     
  6. Treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed

Derived forms: manipulated, manipulates, manipulating

See also: manipulation, manipulative, manipulator

Type of: act upon, care for, cheat, chisel, handle, influence, interact, palm, price, treat, work

Encyclopedia: Manipulate