| manipulate | | |
| v. (social) | 1. manipulate, pull strings, pull wires | influence or control shrewdly or deviously.; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" |
| ~ act upon, influence, work | have and exert influence or effect.; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" |
| v. (contact) | 2. manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it. |
| ~ palm, handle | touch, lift, or hold with the hands.; "Don't handle the merchandise" |
| ~ 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.; "He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview" |
| ~ wield, handle, manage | handle effectively.; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" |
| ~ control, operate | handle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" |
| ~ massage, knead, rub down | manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes.; "She rubbed down her child with a sponge" |
| ~ knead, work | make uniform.; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" |
| ~ shuffle, mix, ruffle | mix so as to make a random order or arrangement.; "shuffle the cards" |
| ~ monkey, tamper, fiddle | play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly.; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts" |
| ~ diddle, toy, fiddle, play | manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination.; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate" |
| v. (social) | 3. cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle | tamper, with the purpose of deception.; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" |
| ~ chisel, cheat | engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud.; "Who's chiseling on the side?" |
| ~ juggle | manipulate by or as if by moving around components.; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit" |
| v. (possession) | 4. manipulate, rig | manipulate in a fraudulent manner.; "rig prices" |
| ~ price | determine the price of.; "The grocer priced his wares high" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. control, keep in line, manipulate | 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" |
| ~ tease | to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them.; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior" |
| ~ handle | show and train.; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott" |
| ~ ingratiate | gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts. |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| v. (body) | 6. manipulate | treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed. |
| ~ care for, treat | provide treatment for.; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" |
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