misrepresent vs manipulate

misrepresent and manipulate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, misrepresent and manipulate are synonyms defined as:

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

misrepresent (verb)	manipulate (verb)
represent falsely	treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
tamper, with the purpose of deception	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