Synonyms for manipulate
məˈnɪp yəˌleɪtma·nip·u·late

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1. manipulate, pull strings, pull wiresverb

   influence or control shrewdly or deviously

   "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

   Synonyms:
   misrepresent, wangle, rig, cook, pull strings, keep in line, fudge, pull wires, falsify, control, fake

2. manipulateverb

   hold something in one's hands and move it

   Synonyms:
   misrepresent, wangle, rig, cook, pull strings, keep in line, fudge, pull wires, falsify, control, fake

3. fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresentverb

   tamper, with the purpose of deception

   "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

   Synonyms:
   warp, belie, circumvent, evade, ready, prepare, sidestep, cook, pull wires, fix, forge, manage, make, parry, dodge, finagle, fake, duck, alter, control, hedge, bullshit, put off, bull, talk through one's hat, falsify, distort, garble, counterfeit, pull strings, elude, interpolate, wangle, keep in line, fudge, misrepresent, rig, skirt

4. rig, manipulateverb

   manipulate in a fraudulent manner

   "rig prices"

   Synonyms:
   misrepresent, set, wangle, rig, cook, pull strings, keep in line, fudge, pull wires, falsify, set up, control, fake

5. manipulate, keep in line, controlverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   assure, misrepresent, see, fudge, hold in, fake, pull strings, cook, control, moderate, hold, ensure, wangle, check, pull wires, keep in line, falsify, ascertain, operate, master, rig, see to it, command, insure, curb, verify, contain

6. manipulateverb

   treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed

   Synonyms:
   misrepresent, wangle, rig, cook, pull strings, keep in line, fudge, pull wires, falsify, control, fake

Matched Categories

1. • Cheat
   • Handle
   • Price
   • Treat

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1. beguile

   beguile second meaning is cheating

   Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

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1. manipulateverb

   Synonyms:
   work or operate with the hands

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1. manipulateverb

   Synonyms:
   handle, operate, manage

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1. List of paraphrases for "manipulate":

   handle

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How to use manipulate in a sentence?

1. Erich Fromm:

   Reason is man's faculty for grasping the world by thought, in contradiction to intelligence, which is man's ability to manipulate the world with the help of thought. Reason is man's instrument for arriving at the truth, intelligence is man's instrument for manipulating the world more successfully; the former is essentially human, the latter belongs to the animal part of man.

2. New York:

   Anna said [the officer] was trying to manipulate a rubber band over his name tag, so she couldn’t see who it was.

3. Nick Clegg:

   If you listened to some of our more breathless critics, you could be forgiven for thinking that we are single-handedly dismantling western democracy, collaborating with the Russians, the Iranians, the Bilderberg Group, the Illuminati and the guys who faked the moon landings to manipulate our citizens, rig elections and tear down our democratic institutions.

4. Francois Souchet:

   With blockchain it is impossible to manipulate the results, ellen MacArthur Foundation provides all actors across the supply chain with certainty that the information is true.

5. Amit Ray:

   The ethical AI systems must learn not discriminate and not to manipulate any one based on race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, genetic or medical information. Must understand its own misuse or misconduct limits and the recertification mechanisms.