manipulate
Verb
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Influence or control shrewdly or deviously (synset 202541995)
"He manipulated public opinion in his favor"same as: pull strings, pull wires
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Hold something in one's hands and move it (synset 201214263)
subtypes:
- lay hands on - manage with the hands
- mouse - manipulate the mouse of a computer
- fiddle with, twiddle - manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
- handle, manage, wield - handle effectively
- control, operate - handle and cause to function
- knead, massage, rub down - manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
- knead, work - make uniform
- mix, ruffle, shuffle - mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
- fiddle, monkey, tamper - play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
- diddle, fiddle, play, toy - manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
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Tamper, with the purpose of deception (synset 202583006)
"Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"subtypes: juggle - manipulate by or as if by moving around components
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Manipulate in a fraudulent manner (synset 202356235)
"rig prices"is a type of: price - determine the price ofsame as: rig
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Maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage (synset 201807900)
"She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"is a type of: interact - act together or towards others or with otherssubtypes:
- tease - to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
- handle - show and train
- ingratiate - gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
same as: control, keep in line - Treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed (synset 200080682)
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