v.tr.
1. handle, treat, or use, esp. skilfully (a tool, question, material, etc.).
2 manage (a person, situation, etc.) to one's own advantage, esp. unfairly or unscrupulously.
3 manually examine and treat (a part of the body).
4 Computing alter, edit, or move (text, data, etc.).
5 stimulate (the genitals).
Derivatives:
manipulable adj. manipulability n. manipulatable adj. manipulation n. manipulator n. manipulatory adj.
Etymology: back-form. f. manipulation f. F manipulation f. mod.L manipulatio (as MANIPLE), after F manipuler