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Webster 1913 Edition
Manipulate
Ma-nip′u-late
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Manipulated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Manipulating
.] 1.
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 apparatus2.
To control the action of, by management;
as, to
also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; manipulate
a convention of delegates; as, to
. manipulate
accounts, or election returns; to manipulate
the stock marketMa-nip′u-late
,Verb.
I.
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.