Manipulate

v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Manipulated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Manipulating .]
	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.
v. i.	1.	To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work;

Verb	1.	manipulate - influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" Synonyms: pull strings, pull wires
	2.	manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it
	3.	manipulate - fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" Synonyms: fudge, misrepresent, wangle, fake, falsify, cook
	4.	manipulate - manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" Synonyms: rig
	5.	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" Synonyms: keep in line, control
	6.	manipulate - treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed

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