manipulate

1. (transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the handstransitive

2. (transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with somethingExamples: "manipulate data"; "The software can manipulate images easily."transitive

3. (transitive, medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purposetransitive

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 useExamples: "cleverly manipulate"; "She knew how to manipulate people to get her way."transitive

5. (intransitive, dated) To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.datedintransitive