manipular
/manipuˈlaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to manipulate
🤲🧵 Latin manus (hand) + plere (fill): to handle a thing by hand
Manipular began as working something with your hands; mano is still Spanish for hand. It took on the sense of steering people with tricks, just like English manipulate. Stress falls on the last syllable: ma-ni-pu-LAR.