manipulate meaning and definition

MANIPULATE verb

Definition of manipulate (verb)

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