Manipulate synonyms
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control (related)
leave-alone (antonym)
To cope with or dispose of:
To give definite shape to; make, as by cutting or molding material
To change in shape. Used especially of the adaptation of the fetal head to the pelvic canal.
form (related)
manage (related)
plan (related)
To employ to the greatest possible advantage:
(Informal) To get, arrange, or maneuver by cleverness, persuasion, etc., or esp. by craftiness, trickery, etc.
To have an influence on (something); change:
To direct or guide (a vehicle, tool, etc.) with skill and dexterity
To be in action so as to produce an effect; act; function; work
To provide with a harness or equipment; fit out.
To make a scheme for; plan as a scheme; devise
(Slang) To engage in casual sexual relations, esp. in an open, deliberate way
To seek or achieve an end by means of; exploit:
To exercise (power, influence, etc.)
(Informal) To use one's influence, charm, etc. on (a person) to gain some profit or advantage
To keep busy or work (at something or with a tool, etc.)
To squeeze, press, or roll with the hands, as in massaging:
To put (a player) at a position in a sport or in a game:
used (related)
touch (related)
straight (related)
keep in line
control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
pull-strings
(Intransitive, idiomatic, often with “the” or a possessive adjective (such as “his”) before “strings”) To control a person, organization, or situation by operating behind the scenes, as a puppeteer controls a marionette.
pull wires
influence or control shrewdly or deviously
To act in an indecisive manner:
(Sports) To perform a fake.
To make false by altering or adding to:
(Slang) To alter or falsify so as to make a more favorable impression; doctor:
To manipulate or change (statistics, accounts, etc.) for a selfish or dishonest purpose; falsify; juggle
To be an improper or bad representative of
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