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manipulate
verb
-
manipulate
,
manipulating
,
manipulates
,
manipulated
to
move
,
handle
,
or
control
something
,
especially
small
objects
or
a
complicated
device
,
with
skill
and
care
•
The
surgeon
had
to
manipulate
the
tiny
instruments
during
the
delicate
operation
.
The
surgeon
had
to
manipulate
the
tiny
instruments
during
the
delicate
operation
.
•
Using
two
joysticks
,
the
teenager
manipulated
the
robot
arm
to
pick
up
the
ball
.
Using
two
joysticks
,
the
teenager
manipulated
the
robot
arm
to
pick
up
the
ball
.
Early
19th
century
:
from
French
‘
manipuler
’,
from
Latin
‘
manipulus
’
meaning
‘
handful
’
or
‘
hand
’
combined
with
‘
plere
’ ‘
to
fill
’;
originally
referred
to
handling
objects
.
verb
-
manipulate
,
manipulating
,
manipulates
,
manipulated
to
influence
or
control
someone
or
a
situation
cleverly
and
often
unfairly
to
gain
an
advantage
•
The
con
artist
tried
to
manipulate
the
elderly
couple
into
signing
the
contract
.
The
con
artist
tried
to
manipulate
the
elderly
couple
into
signing
the
contract
.
•
She
knows
how
to
manipulate
her
parents
to
get
what
she
wants
.
She
knows
how
to
manipulate
her
parents
to
get
what
she
wants
.
Sense
of
influencing
people
unfairly
dates
from
late
19th
century
,
extending
the
idea
of
‘
handling
’
something
to
‘
handling
’
people
’
s
feelings
or
decisions
.
verb
-
manipulate
,
manipulating
,
manipulates
,
manipulated
to
change
or
process
data
,
images
,
or
information
on
a
computer
so
that
it
is
arranged
differently
or
shows
a
desired
result
•
You
can
manipulate
the
image
with
this
software
to
remove
the
background
.
You
can
manipulate
the
image
with
this
software
to
remove
the
background
.
•
Scientists
manipulated
the
data
set
to
test
different
scenarios
.
Scientists
manipulated
the
data
set
to
test
different
scenarios
.
Computing
sense
emerged
in
the
mid-20th
century
as
computers
began
to
allow
users
to
‘
handle
’
information
directly
.