How do you spell manipulate?

The correct spelling is M-A-N-I-P-U-L-A-T-E. To treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner

What does manipulate mean?

To treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner

manipulate

To treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner

To control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

"manipulate a pencil"

Synonyms: field

Latin

Back-formation from manipulation, from French, from manipuler to handle an apparatus in chemistry, ultimately from Latin manipulus

manipulation, manipulative