fudge vs manipulate

fudge is a noun but manipulate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fudge	Yes	No	Yes	No
manipulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fudge and manipulate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of fudge include cook, fake, falsify, misrepresent, wangle.

fudge (noun)	manipulate (noun)
soft creamy candy

fudge (verb)	manipulate (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
tamper, with the purpose of deception	hold something in one's hands and move it
	maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
	manipulate in a fraudulent manner
	influence or control shrewdly or deviously
	tamper, with the purpose of deception