manipulate

(mə-nĭpˈyə-lātˌ)

1. To move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner: She manipulated the lights to get just the effect she wanted.
2. To influence or manage shrewdly or deviously: He manipulated public opinion in his favor.
3. To tamper with or falsify for personal gain: tried to manipulate stock prices.
4. Medicine To handle and move in an examination or for therapeutic purposes: manipulate a joint; manipulate the position of a fetus during delivery.

Related Forms:

• ma·nipˌu·la·bilˈi·ty noun

• ma·nipˈu·latˌa·ble adjective

• ma·nipˈu·laˌtor noun

• ma·nipˈu·la·toˌry (-lə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective