Manipulation
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Etymology
from French, from manipuler to handle an apparatus in chemistry, ultimately from Latin manipulus
- Date: 1834 19th Century
Definitions
- 1 : to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
- 2 a : to manage or utilize skillfully
- b : to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage
- 3 : to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose