Grasp and Manipulate

Grasp

Grasp verb - To have a practical understanding of.

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

Nearby Words: grasping, grasped, grasper

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

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

mind	grasp mind	manipulate mind
power	grasp power	manipulate power
situation	grasp situation	manipulate situation
characters	grasp characters	manipulate characters
Other words: light, reality, emotions, sides, objects, victims, bodies.

In Ranma ½: The Movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron China, the Lucky God Kirin never touches anything himself, he uses his foot-long steel chopsticks to grasp and manipulate objects.

Source: Punch Catch

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