Main Entry:: ma·nip·u·late
Pronunciation:: \mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlāt\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: ma·nip·u·lat·ed; ma·nip·u·lat·ing
Etymology:: back-formation from manipulation, from French, from manipuler to handle an apparatus in chemistry, ultimately from Latin manipulus
Date:: 1834

1: to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner2 a: to manage or utilize skillfully b: to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage3: to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose : doctor

— ma·nip·u·lat·able

\-ˌlā-tə-bəl\ adjective

— ma·nip·u·la·tion

\-ˌni-pyə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

— ma·nip·u·la·tive

\-ˈni-pyə-ˌlā-tiv, -lə-\ adjective

— ma·nip·u·la·tive·ly adverb

— ma·nip·u·la·tive·ness noun

— ma·nip·u·la·tor

\-ˌlā-tər\ noun

— ma·nip·u·la·to·ry

\-lə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-\ adjective

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