Involve and Manipulate

Involve

Involve verb - To be the business or affair of.

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

Nearby Words: involvement, involving

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

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

character	involve character	manipulate character
fire	involve fire	manipulate fire
people	involve people	manipulate people
men	involve men	manipulate men
Other words: children, someone, characters, blood, magic, player, elements, humans, women, events, powers, heroes.

There's rarely a major event in Code Geass that doesn't involve several different groups or individuals trying to manipulate things.

Source: Gambit Pileup
Shugenja do not so much manipulate the elements themselves as convince elemental spirits to do them favors, and much of their duties involve making sure said spirits are happy.

Source: Equivalent Exchange
Some missions even involve invoking this trope to manipulate the human populace.

Source: Video Game / Destroy All Humans!

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