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What does manipulate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word manipulate? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
  2. (transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
  3. (medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
  4. (transitive) To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use
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The rich and powerful in this country manipulate elections, and gerrymander voting districts.
In the 1950s, advertisers, who funded the programming, looked to manipulate the audience.
Each level in the tree is represented in a buffer, and you can manipulate Customize buffers as usual.
The desired outcome was based on the surgeon's ability to manipulate a cryolathe, which is an instrument designed to incise tissue linearly.
Now, the real difference between sorcery and wizardry is that with sorcery, you do not manipulate the environment.
Make sure the jaws of the wrench or pliers are snug in position before you manipulate the handle, to avoid slippage or scraped knuckles.

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