keep in line vs manipulate

keep in line and manipulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
keep in line	No	No	Yes	No
manipulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, keep in line and manipulate are synonyms defined as:

keep in line and manipulate: maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

Other synonyms of keep in line include control.

keep in line (verb)	manipulate (verb)
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage	treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
	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