manipulate

IPA: mʌnˈɪpjʌɫeɪt

(transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
(transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
(transitive, medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
(transitive) 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
(intransitive, dated) To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.

Examples of "manipulate" in Sentences

The actors manipulate the audience.
Many cultivators manipulate the environment.
RICHARD: I think the word manipulate is a bad term.
That is why they manipulate, that is why they ritualize emotion.
Keep in mind that the word manipulate has many definitions, including these from a Webster’s dictionary:
An uneducated populace is easy to frighten and manipulate, which is clearly the way some people want it.
So yeah, Ree probably did emotionally manipulate, which is something that we all do to get what we want or we feel like we need.
My greater concern is logical people with good home training will not cast votes and leave the door wide open for libs to once again manipulate the system.
The fact that the person can relax in the knowledge that you are not going to take over, talk, interrupt, maneuver or manipulate is one of the key reasons they can think so well around you.