manipulation

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
noun the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means

From French manipulation, from Old French manipule, from Latin manipulus. Morphologically manipulate + -ion.

Vinnie asked, beginning his manipulation before Scott answered. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
The people are fond of manipulation, and shampooning (Temras). — Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846, James Richardson
It is an interesting exercise in dexterity of manipulation. — Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled: A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska, Hudson Stuck

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