Act and Manipulate

Act

Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.

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Manipulate and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Manipulate" instead a verb "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Manipulate verb - To control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means.

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Act and manipulate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a verb "Manipulate".

power	act power	manipulate power
people	act people	manipulate people
time	act time	manipulate time
way	act way	manipulate way
Other words: everyone, feelings, humans, emotions.

Co-Dragons: Both Shydeman and Shyrendora act as dragons for Nadil's army, with Shydeman having the power to manipulate bodies while Shyrendora has the power to manipulate minds.

Source: Manga / Dragon Knights
Sometimes they act as The Chessmaster and act on and manipulate events behind the scenes while keeping a careful distance.

Source: Action Politician
Turns out that Keifer Porter, while actually stupid, used to act similarly (childish and ostensibly hysterical) to manipulate his wives and meet his own ends.

Source: Literature / A Brother's Price

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