manipulate

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verb

1. influence or control shrewdly or deviously (Freq. 5)
- He manipulated public opinion in his favor
• Syn:
pull strings, pull wires
• Derivationally related forms:
manipulative, manipulation
• Hypernyms:
influence, act upon, work
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. hold something in one's hands and move it (Freq. 3)
• Derivationally related forms:
manipulation, manipulator
• Hypernyms:
handle, palm
• Hyponyms:
lay hands on, mouse, twiddle, fiddle with, wield,
handle, manage, operate, control, massage, rub down,
knead, work, shuffle, ruffle, mix, tamper,
fiddle, monkey, toy, diddle, play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. manipulate in a fraudulent manner
- rig prices
• Syn:
rig
• Derivationally related forms:
rig (for: rig)
• Hypernyms:
price
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. 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
• Syn:
keep in line, control
• Derivationally related forms:
controller (for: control), control (for: control), manipulative, manipulation
• Hypernyms:
interact
• Hyponyms:
tease, handle, ingratiate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. tamper, with the purpose of deception
- Fudge the figures
- cook the books
- falsify the data
• Syn:
fudge, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent
• See Also:
cook up (for: cook)
• Derivationally related forms:
misrepresentation (for: misrepresent), wangle (for: wangle), wangler (for: wangle), falsification (for: falsify), falsity (for: falsify), falsifier (for: falsify), fake (for: fake), faker (for: fake), fakery (for: fake)
• Hypernyms:
cheat, chisel
• Hyponyms:
juggle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s (for: fudge)
6. treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
• Derivationally related forms:
manipulation
• Hypernyms:
treat, care for
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he manipulate his foot?

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  keep in line, control, rig, fudge, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent, pull strings, pull wires