Dictionary entry details
• MANIPULATE (verb)
Meaning:
Influence or control shrewdly or deviously
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
pull wires; pull strings; manipulate
Context example:
He manipulated public opinion in his favor
Hypernyms (to "manipulate" is one way to...):
act upon; influence; work (have and exert influence or effect)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Hold something in one's hands and move it
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "manipulate" is one way to...):
handle; palm (touch, lift, or hold with the hands)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "manipulate"):
lay hands on (manage with the hands)
diddle; fiddle; play; toy (manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination)
fiddle; monkey; tamper (play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly)
mix; ruffle; shuffle (mix so as to make a random order or arrangement)
knead; work (make uniform)
knead; massage; rub down (manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes)
control; operate (handle and cause to function)
handle; wield (handle effectively)
fiddle with; twiddle (manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner)
mouse (manipulate the mouse of a computer)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Fake or falsify
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
fudge; fake; falsify; misrepresent; wangle; manipulate; cook
Context examples:
Fudge the figures / cook the books / falsify the data
Hypernyms (to "manipulate" is one way to...):
cheat; chisel (engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "manipulate"):
juggle (manipulate by or as if by moving around components)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Manipulate in a fraudulent manner
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
rig; manipulate
Context example:
rig prices
Hypernyms (to "manipulate" is one way to...):
price (determine the price of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
keep in line; control; manipulate
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "manipulate" is one way to...):
interact (act together or towards others or with others)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "manipulate"):
tease (to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them)
handle (show and train)
ingratiate (gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "manipulate" is one way to...):
care for; treat (provide treatment for)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he manipulate his foot?
