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manage vs manipulate

manipulate vs manage

manage and manipulate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
manage No No Yes No
manipulate No No Yes No
As verbs, manipulate is a hypernym of manage; that is, manipulate is a word with a broader meaning than manage:
  • manage: handle effectively
  • manipulate: hold something in one's hands and move it
manage (verb) manipulate (verb)
handle effectively treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of hold something in one's hands and move it
watch and direct maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
carry on or function manipulate in a fraudulent manner
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available influence or control shrewdly or deviously
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods tamper, with the purpose of deception
be successful; achieve a goal
Difference between manage and manipulate

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