manipulate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
influence or control shrewdly or deviously
He manipulated public opinion in his favor
Types & categories
- influence hypernym
Related & opposite
- manipulation derivation
- manipulative derivation
Sense 2 verb
hold something in one's hands and move it
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- handling derivation
- manipulator derivation
Sense 3 verb
tamper, with the purpose of deception
Fudge the figures
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- manufacture also see
- falsehood derivation
- falsification derivation
- fakery derivation
- fake derivation
- wangle derivation
- deception derivation
- falsifier derivation
- finagler derivation
- role player derivation
- falseness derivation
Sense 4 verb
manipulate in a fraudulent manner
rig prices
Types & categories
- price hypernym
Related & opposite
- swindle derivation
Sense 5 verb
control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
She manipulates her boss
Types & categories
- interact hypernym
- tease hyponym
- handle hyponym
- ingratiate hyponym
Related & opposite
- manipulation derivation
- control derivation
- controller derivation
- manipulative derivation
Sense 6 verb
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
Types & categories
- treat hypernym
Related & opposite
- handling derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | manipulation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | manipulative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | influence |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | handling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | manipulator |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | palm |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lay hands on |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mouse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fiddle with |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wield |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | control |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | massage |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | knead |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shuffle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | monkey |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | toy |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | manufacture |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | falsehood |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | falsification |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fakery |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fake |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wangle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | deception |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | falsifier |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | finagler |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | role player |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | falseness |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | chisel |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | juggle |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | swindle |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | price |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | manipulation |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | control |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | controller |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | manipulative |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | interact |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tease |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | handle |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ingratiate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | handling |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | treat |