manipulation

The act or practice of manipulating.

The state of being manipulated.

Shrewd or devious management, especially for one’s own advantage.

The act or art of manipulating; manual management; manual and mechanical operation of any kind in science or art, specifically, in pharmacy, the preparation of drugs; in chem., the preparation and employment of utensils, apparatus, and reagents in chemical work.

Figuratively, the act of operating upon anything by contrivance or influence; management; specifically, insidious management; adjustment or accommodation to one’s own purpose or advantage: as, manipulation of voters, figures, or facts.

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.

The use of the hands in mesmeric operations.

Artful management; ; sometimes, a management or treatment for purposes of deception or fraud.

The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.