manipulate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (13)

v. hold something in one's hands and move it

v. treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed

v. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "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"

rig

v. manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices"

control by manipulation

v. influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

fake, wangle, fudge, cook, falsify, play with, misrepresent, tamper with

v. fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

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Fuzzynyms (108)

handle, care for, deal with, manage

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

supervise, manage, oversee, superintend

v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

manipulate, control by manipulation

v. influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

rally, ride, tease, rag, taunt, cod, bait, twit, tantalize

v. harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

direct

v. be in charge of

steer, guide

v. be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

handle, care for, deal with, manage

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

supervise, manage, oversee, superintend

v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

control, manipulate

lead on, deceive, cozen, delude, mislead knowingly

v. be false to; be dishonest with

juggle, hoodwink, beguile

v. influence by slyness

bunco, con, gyp, swindle, rook, mulct, nobble, diddle, defraud

v. deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

act, play, represent

v. play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"

perform, give a performance

v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

counterfeit, fake, forge

v. make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

raise, rear, put up, set up, erect

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

manufacture, construct, fabricate

v. put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"

model, simulate, reenact, re-enact

v. create again

copy, simulate, imitate

v. reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

abuse, misuse, pervert

v. change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

doctor, sophisticate, adulterate, doctor up

v. alter with the intention to deceive

warp, falsify, distort, garble

v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

fashion, forge

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

disguise, cause not to be recognized

v. make unrecognizable; "The herb disguises the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

camouflage, provide with a camouflage, disguise by camouflaging

v. disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something; "The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"

misrepresent, belie, represent falsely

v. represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

put, position, place, set, pose, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

propose, propose marriage, pop the question

v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

submit, refer for consideration, refer for judgment

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"

present, submit, give formally

v. hand over formally

Synonyms (5)

manufacture, make up, invent, fabricate, cook up

v. make up something artificial or untrue

Antonyms (0)

manipulate

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