What does the definition of the word manipulate?

Answer 1

-verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing. 1. to manage or influence skillfully, esp. in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings. 2. to handle, manage, or use, esp. with skill, in some process of treatment or performance: to manipulate a large tractor. 3. to adapt or change (accounts, figures, etc.) to suit one's purpose or advantage. 4. Medicine/Medical. to examine or treat by skillful use of the hands, as in palpation, reduction of dislocations, or changing the position of a fetus.