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==Etymology==
from French, from manipuler to handle an apparatus in [[chemistry]], ultimately from [[Latin]] manipulus
*Date: 1834 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 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]]
[[Category: General Reference]]