MANIPULATE

transitive verb (-lated; -lating) Etymology: back-formation from manipulation, from French, from manipuler to handle an apparatus in chemistry, ultimately from Latin manipulus Date: 1834 to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner, 2. to manage or utilize skillfully, to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage, to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose ; doctor , manipulatable adjective manipulation noun manipulative adjective manipulatively adverb manipulativeness noun manipulator noun manipulatory adjective