manipulates

VERB

maneuver, handle physically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

employ shape wield

STRONG

feel finger form manage mold operate ply swing thumb use work

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy idle

WEAK

leave alone

VERB

change to suit one's desire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exploit handle influence maneuver shape

STRONG

beguile conduct control direct engineer finagle guide jockey machinate massage mold negotiate play steer upstage use

WEAK

finesse play games pull strings pull wires push around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

neglect

STRONG

abandon leave leave alone misguide mislead

Example Sentences

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A penny-a-liner heard—with a not unnatural choler— That he of all invention was apparently bereft; And so he up and told them that a smart left-handed bowler, "Manipulates the leather with the left!"

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 12th 1893 by Various