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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Manipulation \Ma*nip`u*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. manipulation.]
1. The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being
manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the
hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or
art.
Manipulation is to the chemist like the external
senses to the mind. --Whewell.
2. The use of the hands in mesmeric operations.
3. Artful management; as the manipulation of political
bodies; sometimes a management or treatment for purposes
of deception or fraud.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
manipulation
n 1: exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's
own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was
scandalous" [syn: {use}]
2: the action of touching with the hands or the skillful use of
the hands [syn: {handling}]
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