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manipulate

One entry found.


Entry Word:
manipulate
Function:
verb
Text: 1 to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means<manipulated their parents into agreeing to let them stay out later by telling their mother that their father agreed, and vice versa>Synonymsexploit, play (upon)Related Wordsengineer, finagle, jockey, maneuver; beguile, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, kid, snow, take in, trick; intrigue, machinate, plot, scheme; arrange, contrive, devise, finesse, mastermind; cheat, chisel, defraud, fleece, gyp, hustle, swindle 2 to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently<a scientist effortlessly manipulating a slew of statistics while testifying before congress>— see handle 1 3 to plan out usually with subtle skill or care<manipulated the schedule of presidential primaries so that the choice of the party elders would win the nomination>— see engineer
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