See Also: Manipulation(medicine)
Manipulation(money)
Manipulation(finance)
manipulation(dictionary)
endocrine manipulation(medicine)
manipulation, orthopedic(medicine)
Mini-manipulation(money)
Mini-manipulation(finance)
chiropractic manual manipulation(medicine)

manipulation (iou)



manipulation noun. E18.
[French, from Latin manipulus: see MANIPLE, -ATION.]
The method of digging silver ore. Only in Dicts. E18-E19.
Chemistry. Experimental procedure or technique. arch. L18.
gen. The action or an act of manipulating something or somebody; manual management or action, spec. (Medicine) the manual treatment of a part of the body; management by (esp. unfair) contrivance or influence. E19.
H. B. Stowe In..her manipulations, the young disciple had contrived to snatch..gloves and a ribbon. Nation Manipulation signifies a common..design..to raise or depress values in order to get other people's money. A. E. Stevenson Evidence of the distortion and manipulation of the news. Annabel Expert advice on caring for your spine, exercise, physiotherapy, and manipulation..are all available.