wield vs manipulate

wield and manipulate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, manipulate is a hypernym of wield; that is, manipulate is a word with a broader meaning than wield:

wield (verb)	manipulate (verb)
handle effectively	treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
have and exercise	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