manipulate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: manipulate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for manipulate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
manipulate v influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" Synonym(s): manipulate, pull strings, pull wires hold something in one's hands and move it tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" Synonym(s): fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" Synonym(s): rig, manipulate control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" Synonym(s): manipulate, keep in line, control treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manipulate \Manip"ulate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manipulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Manipulating}.] [LL. manipulatus, p. p. of manipulare to lead by the hand, fr. L. manipulus. See {Maniple}.] 1. To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate scientific apparatus. 2. To control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate a convention of delegates; to manipulate the stock market; also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election returns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manipulate \Manip"ulate\, v. i. To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work; specifically, to manage the apparatus or instruments used in scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical processes; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations.