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manipulate vs handle

handle vs manipulate

manipulate is not a noun while handle is a noun.

manipulate and handle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
manipulate No No Yes No
handle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, handle is a hypernym of manipulate; that is, handle is a word with a broader meaning than manipulate:
  • manipulate: hold something in one's hands and move it
  • handle: touch, lift, or hold with the hands
Other hypernyms of manipulate include palm.
As verbs, handle is a hyponym of manipulate; that is, handle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than manipulate:
  • manipulate: hold something in one's hands and move it
  • handle: handle effectively
Other hyponyms of manipulate include lay hands on, mouse, fiddle with, twiddle, manage, wield, control, operate, knead, massage, rub down, knead, work, mix, ruffle, shuffle, fiddle, monkey, tamper, diddle, fiddle, play, toy.
As verbs, handle is a hyponym of manipulate; that is, handle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than manipulate:
  • manipulate: maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
  • handle: show and train
Other hyponyms of manipulate include tease, ingratiate.
manipulate (noun) handle (noun)
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
manipulate (verb) handle (verb)
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
hold something in one's hands and move it touch, lift, or hold with the hands
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage handle effectively
manipulate in a fraudulent manner show and train
influence or control shrewdly or deviously be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
tamper, with the purpose of deception interact in a certain way
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