manipulation vs manipulate

manipulation is a noun but manipulate is not a noun.

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

manipulation (noun)	manipulate (noun)
exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means

manipulation (verb)	manipulate (verb)
	treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
	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