4. manipulate to examine or treat by skillful use of the hands, as in palpation, reduction of dislocations, or changing the position of a fetus.
Etymology: (1820–30; back formation from manipulation)
Definition of 'Manipulate'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)manipulate, pull strings, pull wires influence or control shrewdly or deviously "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"
2. (verb)manipulate hold something in one's hands and move it
3. (verb)fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent tamper, with the purpose of deception "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
4. (verb)rig, manipulate manipulate in a fraudulent manner "rig prices"
5. (verb)manipulate, keep in line, control control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"
6. (verb)manipulate treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
1. (verb)manipulate to influence what sb does for your own benefit groups that attempt to manipulate public opinion
2. manipulate to skilfully use or control She skilfully manipulates the fabric as she sews.
Definition of 'Manipulate'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)Manipulate to treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate scientific apparatus
2. (verb)Manipulate to control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate a convention of delegates; to manipulate the stock market; also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election returns
3. (verb)Manipulate to use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work; specifically, to manage the apparatus or instruments used in scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical processes; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations
Definitions of Manipulate 
Afrikaans: hanteer
Arabic: يُعالِج باليَد
Bulgarian: контролирам
Brazilian: manusear
Czech: manipulovat
German: geschickt bedienen
Danish: håndtere
Greek: χειρίζομαι
Spanish: manipular, manejar
Estonian: käsitsema
Farsi: اداره کردن
Finnish: käsitellä
French: manœuvrer
Hebrew: לְהַפעִיל בִּמיוּמָנוּת
Hindi: चलाना
Croatian: upravljati, manipulirati
Hungarian: kezel
Indonesian: mengendalikan
Icelandic: handleika
Italian: manovrare
Japanese: 巧みに扱う
Korean: 잘 다루다
Lithuanian: manipuliuoti, puikiai val
Latvian: prasmīgi apieties; manipu
Malay: mengendalikan
Dutch: hanteren
Norwegian: håndtere, betjene, manipu
Polish: zręcznie posługiwać się
Persian: اداره کردن
Pashto: اداره كول
Portuguese: manusear
Romanian: a mânui, a manevra
Russian: умело обращаться
Slovak: manipulovať
Slovenian: upravljati
Serbian: rukovati
Swedish: hantera, sköta, manövrera
Thai: ใช้
Turkish: ustaca kullanmak
Taiwanese: 操作(尤指熟練地)
Ukrainian: керувати, поводитися
Urdu: ہنرمندی سے برتنا
Vietnamese: điều khiển khéo léo
Chinese: 熟练控制
