Manipulating

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. To control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate
        a convention of delegates; also, to manage artfully or
        fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election
        returns; to manipulate the stock market.
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