Construct and Manipulate

Construct

Construct verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

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

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

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

character	construct character	manipulate character
body	construct body	manipulate body
system	construct system	manipulate system
way	construct way	manipulate way
Other words: objects, bodies, dreams.

They have an affinity with Contracts of Artifice that allow them to manipulate and construct (or deconstruct) machinery; the top level of one set allows them to make a hovercraft out of a go-kart and an inflatable raft.

Source: Gadgeteer Genius
A nigh-invulnerable construct/machine/being who can manipulate/travel through time and space, he/it is the most feared entity in the universe.

Source: Physical God
Obviously, he took liberties with history.In this version of history, when Charles Darwin came up with the theory of evolution, he also discovered the 'threads of life', or DNA - and, more importantly, how to manipulate them and construct new creatures.

Source: Literature / Leviathan

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