Fill
Fill verb - To put into (something) as much as can be held or contained.
Manipulate and fill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Manipulate" instead a verb "Fill".
Manipulate
Manipulate verb - To control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means.
Fill and manipulate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fill" instead a verb "Manipulate".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Seifer and Edea while she's possessed by Ultimecia in Final Fantasy VIII fill these roles - Edea in fact invokes the trope, using Seifer's "romantic dream" and knightly aspirations to manipulate him.
Source: Lady and Knight -
Several members of the Behaim Circle in Pact fill this role with a supernatural twist-even though they Cannot Tell a Lie, they manipulate other officers against fellow wizards, relying upon the Masquerade to prevent their victims from pulling anything drastic and countering any subtler attempts.
Source: Dirty Cop
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