Hypertext Webster Gateway: "manipulated"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Manipulate \Ma*nip"u*late\, 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.
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