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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Influence or control shrewdly or deviously
Example:
He manipulated public opinion in his favor
Synonyms:
manipulate; pull strings; pull wires
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "pull strings" is one way to...):
act upon; influence; work (have and exert influence or effect)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
