- manipulate
[manipulate 词源字典]
- manipulate: see manual
[manipulate etymology, manipulate origin, 英语词源] - manipulate (v.)
- 1827, "to handle skillfully by hand," a back-formation from manipulation. Of mental influence, from 1864. Financial sense is from 1870. In mid-20c., it served as a euphemism for "masturbation." Related: Manipulated; manipulating.