manipulating

ma-nip-u-lat-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Handling or controlling something skillfully.

  2. 2.

    Controlling or influencing someone cleverly or unscrupulously.

  3. 3.

    Altering or editing data or information.

Related words

See also: control, manipulate, manipulation
Synonyms: controlling, exploiting, handling

Etymology

Present participle of "manipulate," from Latin manipulare ("to handle"), from manipulus ("handful"), from manus ("hand") + -pulus (diminutive suffix).