manipulate vs fiddle with

fiddle with vs manipulate

manipulate and fiddle with both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
manipulate	No	No	Yes	No
fiddle with	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fiddle with is a hyponym of manipulate; that is, fiddle with is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than manipulate:

manipulate: hold something in one's hands and move it
fiddle with: manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner

Other hyponyms of manipulate include lay hands on, mouse, twiddle, handle, manage, wield, control, operate, knead, massage, rub down, knead, work, mix, ruffle, shuffle, fiddle, monkey, tamper, diddle, fiddle, play, toy.

manipulate (verb)	fiddle with (verb)
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed	manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
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

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