Manipulate
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early 19th century: back-formation from manipulation.
wiktionary
Back-formation from manipulation.
etymonline
manipulate (v.)
1827, "to handle skillfully by hand," a back-formation from manipulation. As "to manage by mental influence," especially for one's own purposes, is by 1864. Financial sense is from 1870. By 1949 it served as a euphemism for "masturbate." Related: Manipulated; manipulating.
