manipulate

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb influence or control shrewdly or deviously
  2. verb hold something in one's hands and move it
  3. verb tamper, with the purpose of deception

Etymology

Back-formation from manipulation.

In classic literature

Synonyms

pull strings, pull wires

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