manipulate
English Thesaurus
1. treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | care for, treat, |
| definition | : | provide treatment for (verb.body) |
2. hold something in one's hands and move it (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | handle, palm, |
| definition | : | touch, lift, or hold with the hands (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | lay hands on, |
| definition | : | manage with the hands (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | mouse, |
| definition | : | manipulate the mouse of a computer (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | fiddle with, twiddle, |
| definition | : | manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | control, operate, |
| definition | : | handle and cause to function (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | knead, massage, rub down, |
| definition | : | manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | knead, work, |
| definition | : | make uniform (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | mix, ruffle, shuffle, |
| definition | : | mix so as to make a random order or arrangement (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | fiddle, monkey, tamper, |
| definition | : | play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | diddle, fiddle, play, toy, |
| definition | : | manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination (verb.contact) |
3. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | interact, |
| definition | : | act together or towards others or with others (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | tease, |
| definition | : | to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | handle, |
| definition | : | show and train (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | ingratiate, |
| definition | : | gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts (verb.emotion) |
4. manipulate in a fraudulent manner (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | price, |
| definition | : | determine the price of (verb.possession) |
5. influence or control shrewdly or deviously (verb.social)
6. tamper, with the purpose of deception (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | cheat, chisel, |
| definition | : | engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | juggle, |
| definition | : | manipulate by or as if by moving around components (verb.social) |
7. treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed (verb.body)
8. hold something in one's hands and move it (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | manipulator, |
| definition | : | a person who handles things manually (noun.person) |
9. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | manipulation, use, |
| definition | : | exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | control, |
| definition | : | the activity of managing or exerting control over something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | manipulative, |
| definition | : | skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage (adj.all) |
10. manipulate in a fraudulent manner (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | cheat, rig, swindle, |
| definition | : | the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme (noun.act) |
11. influence or control shrewdly or deviously (verb.social)
| derivation | : | manipulation, use, |
| definition | : | exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | manipulative, |
| definition | : | skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage (adj.all) |
12. tamper, with the purpose of deception (verb.social)
| derivation | : | falsehood, falsification, |
| definition | : | the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fakery, |
| definition | : | the act of faking (or the product of faking) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fake, postiche, sham, |
| definition | : | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | wangle, wangling, |
| definition | : | an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | falsifier, |
| definition | : | someone who falsifies (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | finagler, wangler, |
| definition | : | a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, |
| definition | : | a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | falseness, falsity, |
| definition | : | the state of being false or untrue (noun.state) |
13. treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed (verb.body)
14. hold something in one's hands and move it (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | manipulator, |
| definition | : | a person who handles things manually (noun.person) |
15. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | manipulation, use, |
| definition | : | exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | control, |
| definition | : | the activity of managing or exerting control over something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | manipulative, |
| definition | : | skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage (adj.all) |
16. manipulate in a fraudulent manner (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | cheat, rig, swindle, |
| definition | : | the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme (noun.act) |
17. influence or control shrewdly or deviously (verb.social)
| derivation | : | manipulation, use, |
| definition | : | exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | manipulative, |
| definition | : | skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage (adj.all) |
18. tamper, with the purpose of deception (verb.social)
| derivation | : | falsehood, falsification, |
| definition | : | the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fakery, |
| definition | : | the act of faking (or the product of faking) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fake, postiche, sham, |
| definition | : | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | wangle, wangling, |
| definition | : | an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | falsifier, |
| definition | : | someone who falsifies (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | finagler, wangler, |
| definition | : | a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, |
| definition | : | a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | falseness, falsity, |
| definition | : | the state of being false or untrue (noun.state) |
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