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tamper vs manipulate

manipulate vs tamper

tamper is a noun but manipulate is not a noun.

tamper and manipulate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tamper Yes No Yes No
manipulate No No Yes No
As verbs, manipulate is a hypernym of tamper; that is, manipulate is a word with a broader meaning than tamper:
  • tamper: play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
  • manipulate: hold something in one's hands and move it
tamper (noun) manipulate (noun)
a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
tamper (verb) manipulate (verb)
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly 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
Difference between tamper and manipulate

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