Manipulate

[imp. & p. p. MANIPULATED; p. pr. & vb. n. MANIPULATING.] [L. Lat. manipulare, manipulatum, to lead by the hand, from Lat. manipulus, It. manipolare, Sp. manipular, Fr. manipuler. See MANIPLE.] To treat, work, or operate with the hands; to manage in hand-work.

v. i. To use the hands; to do hand-work; specifically, to manage apparatus in the experiments of physics and chemistry; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations.