manipulate 
Sp. Pg. maniimlar= F. nutnipuler), take or lead 
by tho liiinil, < munipuliiK, a handful : sen miin- 
il>le.\ I. tram. 1. To handle, or act on with 
the bauds, as in artistic or mechanical opera- 
tions; hence, in general, to subject to certain 
mechanical operations or to some method of 
handling, arranging, combining, etc.: as, the 
chemist exercises great care in manijiulntinu 
his materials and apparatus. 2. Figuratively, 
to operate upon by contrivance or influence ; 
affect in a particular way by a definite course 
of treatment ; manage ; specifically, to manage 
insidiously ; adapt or apply to one's own pur- 
pose or advantage ; treat or use falsely or de- 
ceptively: as, to manipulate accounts or the 
facts of history (with the purpose of falsifying 
them). 
Tho king undertook that the powers of parliament 
should not be again delegated to a committee such as 
Kichard had manipulated so cleverly. 
Stubla, Const. Hist., $ 303. 
He found It necessary to manipulate his parliamentary 
foes with the prospect of his resignation. 
Lowe, Bismarck, II. 486. 
II. intrans. To use the hands, as in mechan- 
ical or artistic operations, scientific experi- 
ments, mesmerism, etc. : as, to manipulate neat- 
ly or successfully. 
manipulation (ma-nip-ij-la'shgn), n. [= F. 
manipulation = Sp. manipulation = Pg. ninni- 
if 
_&> = It. manipolazione, < ML. as it "mani- 
pulaiio(n-), < manijiulare, lead by the hand : see 
manipulate.'] 1. The act or art of manipulat- 
ing; manual management; manual and me- 
chanical operation of any kind in science or 
art , specifically, in phar,, the preparation of 
drugs; in chem., the preparation and employ- 
ment of utensils, apparatus, and reagents in 
chemical work. 2. Figuratively, the act of 
operating upon anything by contrivance or in- 
fluence; management; specifically, insidious 
management; adjustment or accommodation to 
one's own purpose or advantage: as, manipula- 
tion of voters, figures, or facts. 
Given an average defect of nature among the units of a 
society, and no skillful manipulation of them will prevent 
that defect from producing its equivalents of bad result s. 
//. Spencer, Study of Sociol., p. 22. 
There was then, as always, a form of statecraft which 
meant manipulation, which never presides at the forma- 
lion of parties based on principle ; which is, in fact, too 
busy In "handling" to do much with heading parties. 
The Century, XXX VL 953. 
manipulative (ma-nip'u-la-tiv), a. [< manip- 
ulate + -ive.] Of or pertaining to manipula- 
tion: as, manipulative power or skill. 
Indeed, It may be questioned whether, in the absence 
of that exercise of manipitlative faculty which the making 
of weapons originally gave, there would ever have been 
produced the tools required for developed industry. 
11. Spencer, Study of SocioL, p. 194. 
manipulator (ma-nip'u-la-tor), n. [= F. ma- 
nil>ii/lci<r = Sp. Pg. manipulador = It. manipo- 
latore ; as manipulate + -or.] 1. One who ma- 
nipulates, in any sense of that word. 
Lowell, who had helped in his way In founding . . . 
the new Republican party, could never look into the face 
of a manipulator without a laugh ; and the more he looked 
the more ne laughed. The Century, XXXVI. 963. 
2. An exercising-machine, or a device for rub- 
bing the body. 3. In photog., a tool for hold- 
ing a glass plate during preparation or devel- 
opment. 4. In teleg., the transmitter of a dial- 
telegraph. 5. A machine for handling hot 
blooms and billets in iron- and steel-manufac- 
turing. A series of parallel rollers of equal diameter, 
all geared together and turning one way, carry the blooms 
in billets along in the desired direction, while a series of 
crescent-shaped arms working between the rollers turn 
over the blooms or billets as required, without interfering 
with their transmission. Sci. Amer., JJ. S., LIX. 166. 
manipulatory (nia-nip'u-la-to-ri), a. [< ma- 
ni/iidtiU' + -in';/.] Of or pertaining to manipu- 
lation; suitable for use in manipulations. 
That legs are to a considerable degree capable of per- 
forming the duties of arms is proved by the great amount 
of manipulatory skill reached by them when the arms are 
absent. //. Spencer, Prin. of BloL, 60. 
Manis una'nis), ti. [NL. (Linnieus, 1758), so 
called in ref. to their nocturnal habits, < L. 
*manis, assumed sing, of manes, ghosts: see 
nut urn.] 1. The typical genus of Manida;, for- 
merly including all the pangolins, now usually 
restricted to those in which the tail is very long 
and tapering, the scales are narrow, and the 
feet hairy. Such are the long-tailed pangolin, M. longi- 
cauda, and the phatagin, M. iriciwjits, both of which are 
African. The genera Phulittotttn and Smutsia have been 
detached from Manis. See Manidoe and pangolin. 
2. [/. c.] A member of this genus, or any pan- 
golin. [With a rare plural, manises. Owen.] 
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Maniskt, . and . See Manx. 
manito, manitou (man'i-to, -t8), n. [Algon- 
kin.] Among certain of the American Indians, 
a spirit or other object of religious awe or rev- 
erence, whether a good or evil spirit or a fetish. 
Two manltos or spirits are spoken of by preeminence, 
the one the spirit of good, the other the spirit of evil. See 
the quotation. 
Oltche Manito the mighty, 
He, the Master of Life, was painted 
As an egg, with points projecting 
To the four winds of the heavens. 
Everywhere is the Ureat Spirit, 
Was the meaning of the symbol. 
Mitch.' Manila the mighty, 
He, the dreadful Spirit of Evil, 
As a serpent was depicted. 
As Kenabeek, the great serpent. 
Very crafty, very cunning, 
Is the creeping Spirit of Evil, 
Was the meaning of this symbol. 
Longfellow, Hiawatha, xlv. 
manitrunk (man'i-trungk), n. [< L. mo,tug, 
hand, + truncus, trunk.] In entom., the pro- 
thorax, bearing the fore leg or manus ; the ante- 
rior segment of the thorax or trunk, with which 
the head articulates. Compare alitrunk, and 
see manus. 
manjack (man'jak), n. A large West Indian 
tree, of the species Cordia elliptica or C. macro- 
phylla. 
manjar-blancot, n. [Sp., < manjar, eating, food, 
+ bianco, white: see blanc-mange.] Same as 
blanc-mange. Minsheu. 
manjoret, manjuret, . Middle English forms 
of manger. 
mank 1 ! (mangk), . t. [ME. manken, < AS. 
'nut IK-III a. in comp. be-mancian, mutilate, < 
"mane = D. MLG. manic, lame, defective ; cf. 
MHG. mane, lack, defect; prob. < L. mancus, 
maimed, infirm, defective, imperfect. Cf. man- 
gle 1 .] To mutilate. 
The rycht arme from the schuldlr al to rent 
Apoun [upon] the manlcit seunouns hinges by. 
As Impotent. florin Douglas, tr. of VlrgU, x. 47. 
mank"t, [< ML. mancus (AS. mancus), a coin 
so called.] Same as mancus. 
mankal, n. See mangal. 
mankin't, n. [ME., also manken, monkin, mon- 
kun, monkunne, < AS. mancyn, moneyn (= OS. 
mancunni = OHG. mancunni, manchunni, MHG. 
mankiinne = Icel. mannkyn, mannkind = Sw. 
mankon = Dan. mandkjon), the race of man, 
mankind, < man, mann, man, + cyn, cynn, race, 
kin: see man and kin 1 . Cf. mankind.] The race 
of man ; mankind. 
mankin'-' (man'kin), n. [< man + -kin.] A lit- 
tle man ; a manikin. [Bare.] 
The Mankin feels that he is a born Man, that his voca- 
tion Is to work. Carlyle, Sartor Beaartus, p. 63. 
mankind (man-kind', formerly also man'kind), 
n. and a. [< ME. mankinde, mankende, man- 
kuinde; < man + kind 1 . This word has taken 
the place of the older mankin 1 .'] I. n. 1. The 
human race ; men collectively. 
Which. byrthe was done In ytselfe moste holy place, to 
the gretest joye and gladnesseyt euer come to manJcynde. 
Sir B.. Quylforde, Pylgrymage, p. 87. 
The proper study of mankind Is man. 
Pope, Essay on Man, li. 2. 
2. The masculine division of humanity; men, 
as distinguished from women. 
Because thon art a woman, and disclaim'st 
Flinty mankind. , Shot., T. of A., iv. S. 491. 
Of all mankind Lord Trinket Is my aversion. 
Caiman, Jealous Wife, ii. 
3f. Human kindness; humanity. 
O you, whose minds are good, 
And have not forced all mankind from your breasts. 
B. Jonton, Sejanus, v. 10. 
II. t a. 1. Resembling man, not woman, 
in form or nature ; unwomanly ; masculine ; 
coarse; bold. 
A mankind witch ! Hence with her, out o' door. 
Shak., W. T., a 3. 67. 
O manlnnd generation ! B. Jonton, Epiccene, v. 1. 
So, so, 'tis as 't should be, are women grown so man- 
kind! Must they be wooing? 
Beau, and Fl., Woman-Hater, UL 2. 
2. Of virile power; strong; ferocious; furious. 
Terrible lions, many a mankind bear. Chapman. 
Manks (mangks), a. and n. See Manx. 
manless (man'les), a. [< ME. 'monies, < AS. 
niaiileas, without men, uninhabited (= MLG. 
maiilot, without men, = MHG. manias, unman- 
ly, cowardly, = Icel. mannlauss), < mann, man, 
+ -least's, -less : see man and -less.] 1. Without 
men or people; uninhabited. 
It was no more but a strategem of fire-boats, manlea, 
and sent upon them by the favour of the wind in the 
night-time. Bacon, War with Spain. 
man-mercer 
The world wu Told, . . . 
Seasonles*, herbless, treeleu, manlett. llfeleM. 
llyron, Darkness. 
2f. Unmanly; base; cowardly; dastardly; un- 
becoming a man. 
Stuffed with manless cruelty. Chapman. 
That pusillanimity and manlea subjugation. 
Waterhouse, Apology for Learning, p. 82. 
manlesslyt (man'les-li), adv. In a mauless or 
unmanly manner; inhumanly. 
She saw her Hector slaine, and bound 
T' Achilles' chariot ; manlealy drag'd to the Grecian fleet. 
Chapman, Iliad, nil. 
manliheadt, . [ME. manlihead; < manly + 
lirnd.] Manliness; vigor; courage. 
With hys swerd so gripte of line manly-hede. 
Rom. o/ Partenay (E. E. T. S.X L 6876. 
manlike (man'lik), a. [< man + like*. Cf. 
manly.] 1 . Resembling man in form or nature. 
Under his forming hands a creature grew, 
.V<m Mr, but different sex. Milton, . L., viii. 471. 
Man-like is it to fall into sin, 
Fiend-like la It to dwell therein. 
Longfellow, Poetic Aphorisms, tr. from Fliedrlch von 
[Logau. 
2. Having the qualities proper or becoming to 
a man, as distinguished from a woman ; mascu- 
line; manly. 
They spede at the spurre, wlth-owttyne speche more. 
To the Marche of .M eyes, thels manliche knyghtet. 
Marie Arthure (E. E. T. 8.), L 2418. 
Elizabeth, the next, this falling sceptre bent ; 
Digressing from her sex, with manlike government, 
This island kept In awe. Drayton, 1'olyolblon, xvil. 
Venerable too Is the rugged face ; ... for it is the face 
of a man living manlike. Carlyle, Sartor Resartus, p. 167. 
manlily (man'li-li), atlv. In a manly or coura- 
geous manner. Sharon Turner. [Rare.] 
manliness (man'li-nes), n. The quality of be- 
ing manly, or of possessing the distinctive at- 
tributes of a man ; character or conduct wor- 
thy of a man ; manhood. 
Manliness and manfulness are synonymous, but they em- 
brace more than we ordinarily mean by the word courage ; 
for instance, tenderness and thoughtfulness for others. 
They Include that courage which Ties at the root of all 
manliness, but is, In fact, only Its lowest or rudest form. 
T. Hughes, Manliness of Christ, ii. 
manling (man'ling), . [< maw + -ling 1 .'] A 
little man. [Rare.] 
Augustus often called him his witty manliny, for the 
littleness of his stature. B. Jonton, Discoveries. 
manly (man'H), a. [< ME. manly, manliche, < 
AS. *manlic (in adv. manlice) (= MLG. manlik 
= OHG. manlih = Icel. mannligr = 8w. manlig = 
Dan. mandlig), manly, masculine, < mann, man: 
see man and -ly 1 .] If. Humane; charitable; 
hospitable. 
Artow manlychc amonge thl neijhores of thl mete and 
drynke Piers Plowman (BX v. 260. 
2. Possessing the proper characteristics of a 
man ; independent in spirit or bearing ; strong, 
brave, large-minded, etc. 
The like manly womanhood (if a Christian might com* 
mend that which none but a Christian can discommend). 
Purchas, Pilgrimage, p. 322. 
Now clear the ring, for, hand to hand, 
The manly wrestlers take their stand. 
Scott, L. of the L., v. 23. 
3. Pertaining to or becoming a man ; not boy- 
ish or womanish ; marked by or manifesting the 
quality of manhood; suitable for a man. 
This prince was hold full manly of his hande. 
Qenerydes (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1932. 
His big manlii voice. 
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes 
And whistles in his sound. 
Shale., As you Like It, ii. 7. in. 
Therefore with manlier objects we must try 
His constancy ; with such as have more show 
Of worth, of honour, glory, and popular praise. 
Milton, P. E,. ii. 22S. 
= 8yn. 2. Manful, etc. (see matculine); honorable, high- 
minded. 
manly (man'H), adv. [< ME. manly, < AS. man- 
lice, manfully (= D. tnn/i/A- = Icel. mannliga = 
G. mi i >i n licit, manfully), < 'manlic, manly f see 
manly, a.] In the manner of a man; manfully. 
Many mi^ti man manlichr medled that time. 
William of Paleme (E. E. T. .\ L 2326. 
This tune goes manly. Shale., Macbeth, Iv. S. 236. 
man-made (man'mad), a. Made or contrived 
by man ; of human as distinguished from divine 
origin ; hence, as applied to spiritual subjects, 
artificial, simulated, or spurious. 
Every man-made god . . . 
Had lied. 
R. Buchanan, in N. A. Rev., CXL. 447. 
man-mercert (man'mer'ser), n. One who deals 
in goods for men's wear. Also called man- 
huckster. 
