manipulate

Meanings

• influence or control shrewdly or deviously
  • "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"
• hold something in one's hands and move it
• tamper, with the purpose of deception
• manipulate in a fraudulent manner
• control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
  • "She manipulates her boss"
• treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed

Synonyms

control, cook, fake, falsify, fudge, keep in line, misrepresent, pull strings, pull wires, rig, wangle