Manipulate
Manipulate , transitive verb
[Late Latin manipulatus, past participle of manipulare to lead by the hand, from Latin 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; also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election returns; to manipulate the stock market.
Manipulate , intransitive verb
To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work;
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.