manipulated; manipulating
Definition of manipulate
1
: to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
manipulate a pencil manipulate a machine
2a
: to manage or utilize skillfully
quantify our data and manipulate it statistically— S. L. Payne
3
: to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose : doctor
suspected that the police reports were manipulated— Evelyn G. Cruickshanks
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The first known use of manipulate was in 1834
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