massaged

Verb

massage (third-person singular simple present massages, present participle massaging, simple past and past participle massaged)

1. (transitive) To rub and knead (someone's body or body part), to perform a massage on (somebody).
   • My neck doesn't hurt as much as it did last night since my wife massaged me after I got back from the concert.
2. (transitive) To rub or knead anything.
   • Massage the kale to soften it before making the salad.
3. (transitive) To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
   • News relating to public disturbances was systematically massaged [...].2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 118

   Synonyms:

   juggle, fudge

4. (transitive) To falsify (data or accounts).

See all 6 meanings of massage