manipular /mə-nipˈū-lər/ adjective

manipulate /mə-nipˈū-lāt/

1. To work with the hands
2. To handle or manage
3. To treat by manipulation
4. To give a false appearance to, change the character, etc, of
5. To turn to one's own purpose or advantage
6. To move, edit or alter text, data files, etc (computing)

manipulabilˈity noun

manipˈulable or manipˈulatable adjective

Capable of being manipulated

manipˈular, manipˈulative or manipˈulatory adjective

Tending or attempting to manipulate

manipulāˈtion noun

1. The act of manipulating
2. Techniques, practised by osteopaths, chiropractors, etc, in which the hands are used to treat parts of the body, eg joints or soft tissues

manipˈulatively adverb

manipˈulātor noun

1. A person who manipulates
2. A mechanical device for handling small, remote, or radioactive objects. See also master-slave manipulator under master