Manipulation

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