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Meaning of manipulate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  manipulate
      v 1: influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated
           public opinion in his favor" [syn: {manipulate}, {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" [syn: {fudge},
         {manipulate}, {fake}, {falsify}, {cook}, {wangle},
         {misrepresent}]
      4: manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" [syn: {rig},
         {manipulate}]
      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" [syn: {manipulate}, {keep in line}, {control}]
      6: treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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