manipulate vs care for

manipulate and care for both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
manipulate	No	No	Yes	No
care for	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, care for is a hypernym of manipulate; that is, care for is a word with a broader meaning than manipulate:

Other hypernyms of manipulate include treat.

manipulate (verb)	care for (verb)
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed	provide treatment for
hold something in one's hands and move it	have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage	be fond of; be attached to
manipulate in a fraudulent manner
influence or control shrewdly or deviously
tamper, with the purpose of deception