manipulate vs monkey

monkey vs manipulate

manipulate is not a noun while monkey is a noun.

manipulate and monkey both are verbs.

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

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

manipulate: hold something in one's hands and move it
monkey: play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

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

manipulate (noun)	monkey (noun)
	any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
	one who is playfully mischievous

manipulate (verb)	monkey (verb)
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed	do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
hold something in one's hands and move it	play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
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

Difference between manipulate and monkey

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