VERB | social | manipulate, pull strings, pull wires | influence or control shrewdly or deviously |
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contact | manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it | |
social | manipulate, fudge, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent | tamper, with the purpose of deception | |
possession | manipulate, rig | manipulate in a fraudulent manner | |
emotion | manipulate, keep in line, control | control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage | |
body | manipulate | treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed |
Sounds | mahnih'pyahley.t | |
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Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... |
Meaning | Influence or control shrewdly or deviously. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" | |
Synonyms | pull strings, pull wires | |
Broader | influence, act upon, work | Have and exert influence or effect |
Spanish | manipular | |
Catalan | manipular | |
Adjectives | manipulative | skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage |
Nouns | manipulation | exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage |
Meaning | hold something in one's hands and move it. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Narrower | knead, work | make uniform |
lay hands on | Manage with the hands | |
massage, rub down, knead | manually manipulate (someone's body) , usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes | |
mouse | manipulate the mouse of a computer | |
operate, control | Handle and cause to function | |
shuffle, ruffle, mix | mix so as to make a random order or arrangement | |
tamper, fiddle, monkey | play around with or alter or falsify / falsify / falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly | |
toy, fiddle, diddle, play | manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination | |
twiddle, fiddle with | manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner | |
wield, handle, manage | Handle effectively | |
Broader | handle, palm | touch, lift, or hold with the hands |
Spanish | manipular | |
Catalan | manipular | |
Nouns | manipulation | the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means |
manipulator | a person who handles things manually |
Meaning | Tamper, with the purpose of deception. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | fudge, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent | |
Narrower | juggle | manipulate by or as if by moving around components |
Broader | cheat, chisel | Engage in deceitful behavior |
Spanish | adulterar, desfigurar, falsear, falsificar, fingir, hacer trampa, manipular, tergiversar | |
Catalan | falsejar, falsificar, tergiversar |
Meaning | manipulate in a fraudulent manner. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | rig | |
Broader | price | Determine the price of |
Spanish | amañar, manipular | |
Catalan | manipular |
Meaning | Control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "She manipulates her boss" | |
Synonyms | keep in line, control | |
Narrower | handle | show and train |
ingratiate | gain favor / favor with somebody by deliberate efforts | |
tease | To arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them | |
Broader | interact | Act together or towards others or with others |
Spanish | controlar, manipular | |
Adjectives | manipulative | skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage |
Nouns | manipulation | exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage |
Meaning | treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | Did he manipulate his foot? | |
Broader | treat, care for | Provide treatment for |
Catalan | manipular | |
Nouns | manipulation | the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means |
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