manipulate vs keep in line

manipulate and keep in line both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
manipulate	No	No	Yes	No
keep in line	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, manipulate and keep in line are synonyms defined as:

manipulate and keep in line: maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

Other synonyms of manipulate include control.

manipulate (verb)	keep in line (verb)
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed	maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
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