manipulate

verb

1. 1

   To move, arrange or operate something using the hands

2. 2

   To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something

3. 3

   To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose

4. 4

   To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use

5. 5

   To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.