vt, -lat*ed-lat*ing 1 : to treat or operate with the hands or by mechanical means esp. in a skillful manner < the fragments of a broken bone into correct position> 2 a : to manage or utilize skillfully b : to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means esp. to one's own advantage ma*nip*u*la*tiveadjma*nip*u*la*tive*nessn
the fragments of a broken bone into correct position> 2 a : to manage or utilize skillfully b : to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means esp. to one's own advantage ma*nip*u*la*tive adj ma*nip*u*la*tive*ness n
