me•nip•u•late verb
Definition of MENIPULATE
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 over men
- me•nip•u•lat•able adjective
- me•nip•u•la•tion noun
-ma•nip•u•la•tive adjective
-me•nip•u•la•tive•ly adverb
-me•nip•u•la•tive•ness noun
-me•nip•u•la•tor noun
-me•nip•u•la•to•ry adjective