manipulate
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
handle, control, or modify something skillfully for a specific purpose
Framework senses
- §1
- treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
- §2
- hold something in one's hands and move it
- §3
- control others or oneself, or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
- §4
- manipulate in a fraudulent manner
- §5
- influence or control shrewdly or deviously
- §6
- tamper, with the purpose of deception
- §1 · legacy_primary
- handle, control, or modify something skillfully for a specific purposeDR-088 backfill from the verb definition column