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manipulate
Overview of verb manipulate
The verb manipulate has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (5) manipulate, pull strings, pull wires -- (influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor")
2. (3) manipulate -- (hold something in one's hands and move it)
3. fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent -- (fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data")
4. rig, manipulate -- (manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices")
5. manipulate, keep in line, control -- (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")
6. manipulate -- (treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed)
Antonyms of verb manipulate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb manipulate
6 senses of manipulate
Sense 1
manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
=> influence, act upon, work
=> affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
manipulate
=> handle, palm
=> touch
Sense 3
fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent
=> cheat, chisel
=> deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
=> victimize, victimise
=> wrong
=> treat, handle, do by
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 4
rig, manipulate
=> price
=> determine, set
Sense 5
manipulate, keep in line, control
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 6
manipulate
=> treat, care for
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb manipulate
3 of 6 senses of manipulate
Sense 2
manipulate
=> lay hands on
=> mouse
=> twiddle, fiddle with
=> wield, handle
=> operate, control
=> massage, rub down, knead
=> knead, work
=> shuffle, ruffle, mix
=> tamper, fiddle, monkey
=> toy, fiddle, diddle, play
Sense 3
fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent
=> juggle
Sense 5
manipulate, keep in line, control
=> tease
=> handle
=> ingratiate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb manipulate
6 senses of manipulate
Sense 1
manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
=> influence, act upon, work
Sense 2
manipulate
=> handle, palm
Sense 3
fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent
=> cheat, chisel
Sense 4
rig, manipulate
=> price
Sense 5
manipulate, keep in line, control
=> interact
Sense 6
manipulate
=> treat, care for
'Cause To' of verb manipulate
Derived Forms of verb manipulate
4 of 6 senses of manipulate
Sense 1
manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
RELATED TO>(adj) manipulative#1
=> manipulative
RELATED TO>(noun) manipulation#1
=> manipulation, use
Sense 2
manipulate
RELATED TO>(noun) manipulation#2
=> handling, manipulation
RELATED TO>(noun) manipulator#2
=> manipulator
Sense 5
manipulate, keep in line, control
RELATED TO>(adj) manipulative#1
=> manipulative
RELATED TO>(noun) manipulation#1
=> manipulation, use
Sense 6
manipulate
RELATED TO>(noun) manipulation#2
=> handling, manipulation
Domain of verb manipulate
Domain Terms of verb manipulate
Familiarity of verb manipulate
manipulate used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb manipulate
6 senses of manipulate
Sense 1
manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
manipulate
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent
*> Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s
Sense 4
rig, manipulate
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
manipulate, keep in line, control
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 6
manipulate
EX: Did he manipulate his foot?
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb manipulate
6 senses of manipulate
Sense 1
manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
> influence, act upon, work
=> prejudice, prepossess
=> imprint, form
=> militate
=> manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
=> color, colour
=> swing, swing over
=> blackmail, blackjack, pressure
=> carry, persuade, sway
=> get at
=> dominate
Sense 2
manipulate
> handle, palm
=> field
=> fumble
=> manipulate
=> manhandle
Sense 3
fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent
> cheat, chisel
=> job
=> shark
=> rig, set up
=> cozen
=> crib
=> fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent
Sense 4
rig, manipulate
> price
=> mark up
=> rig, manipulate
=> overprice
=> underquote
Sense 5
manipulate, keep in line, control
> interact
=> conspire, collude
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> reach out
=> patronize, patronise, condescend
=> communicate
=> manipulate, keep in line, control
=> transact
=> marginalize, marginalise
=> combine
=> have
=> invite, pay for
=> socialize, socialise
=> get in touch, touch base, connect
=> meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
=> relate
=> treat, handle, do by
=> fall all over
=> intervene, step in, interfere, interpose
=> consort, associate, affiliate, assort
=> philander, womanize, womanise
Sense 6
manipulate
> treat, care for
=> hyperventilate
=> massage
=> purge
=> correct
=> insufflate
=> detox, detoxify
=> irrigate
=> iodize, iodise
=> doctor
=> vet
=> nurse
=> manipulate
=> administer, dispense
=> remedy, relieve
=> dress
=> splint
=> operate on, operate
=> medicate, medicine
=> bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise
=> cup, transfuse
=> shock
=> pack
=> cauterize, cauterise, burn
=> analyze, analyse, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb manipulate
Sense 1
manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
=> influence, act upon, work
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Sense 2
manipulate
=> handle, palm
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Sense 3
fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent
=> cheat, chisel
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Sense 4
rig, manipulate
=> price
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Sense 5
manipulate, keep in line, control
=> interact
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Sense 6
manipulate
=> treat, care for
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Grep of verb manipulate
manipulate
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