manipulate vs fudge

manipulate is not a noun while fudge is a noun.

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

As verbs, manipulate and fudge are synonyms defined as:

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

manipulate (noun)	fudge (noun)
	soft creamy candy

manipulate (verb)	fudge (verb)
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
hold something in one's hands and move it	tamper, with the purpose of deception
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