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manipulate
verb(ma-nip-u-late)
tamper, with the purpose of deception
Synonyms: cook, fake, falsify, fudge, misrepresent, wangle,
manipulate
verb(ma-nip-u-late)
influence or control shrewdly or deviously
Synonyms: pull strings, pull wires,
Examples:
He manipulated public opinion in his favor.
manipulate
verb(ma-nip-u-late)
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
Synonyms: control, keep in line,
Examples:
She manipulates her boss.
manipulate
verb(ma-nip-u-late)
manipulate in a fraudulent manner
Synonyms: rig,
manipulate
verb(ma-nip-u-late)
hold something in one's hands and move it
manipulate
verb(ma-nip-u-late)
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed

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