| NOUN | act | manipulation, use | exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage |
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| act | manipulation, handling | the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means |
| Sounds | mahnih.pyahley'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage. | |
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| Example | "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous" | |
| Synonym | use | |
| Narrower | mind game | Deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage) |
| Broader | influence | Causing something without any direct or apparent effort |
| Spanish | manejo, manipulación | |
| Catalan | maneig, manipulació | |
| Verbs | manipulate | control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage |
| manipulate | influence or control shrewdly or deviously | |
| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | handling | |
| Narrower | fielding | (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field |
| Broader | touch, touching | The act of putting two things together with no space between them |
| Spanish | manejo, manipulación | |
| Catalan | maneig, manipulació | |
| Verbs | manipulate | treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed |
| manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it | |
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