Manipulate and Reason

Manipulate

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

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

Reason verb - To form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information.

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Manipulate and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Manipulate" instead a verb "Reason".

mind	manipulate mind	reason mind
character	manipulate character	reason character
power	manipulate power	reason power
force	manipulate force	reason force
Other words: people, time, way, characters, player, feelings, humans.

Queen Ambi in Ages is actually a very kind and good woman; the reason why things get bad is because her naivety allows Veran (in Nayru's body) to manipulate her with ease.

Source: Video Game / The Legend of Zelda Oracle games
This is also the reason they generally keep to themselves and don't work with the Secret Society; they're so stubborn and honor-bound that more amoral villains like Lex Luthor can't manipulate them, and instead alienate them by proposing schemes that none of the Rogues can stomach.

Source: Noble Demon
He also says this is the reason only humans can manipulate the time stream, because they have a much closer perspective than any of the celestial beings do.

Source: Literature / Madison Avery

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