Manipulate and Study

Manipulate

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

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

Study verb - To use the mind to acquire knowledge.

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Manipulate and study are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Manipulate" instead a verb "Study".

Nearby Words: studied, student, studying

humanity	manipulate humanity	study humanity
character	manipulate character	study character
power	manipulate power	study power
body	manipulate body	study body
Other words: way, earth, world, politics, magic, history, weather, gravity, races, powers.

The worlds each have their own quirks and idiosyncrasies, but the common thread throughout all of them is the presence of magic, a force that people study and manipulate to do everything from hurling fireballs to teleporting across the multiverse.

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The Illumians, introduced in Races of Destiny, are a species of humanoids organized into cabals where they study and manipulate the world around them, ultimately hoping to accumulate enough power and knowledge to ascend to godhood.

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Parodied and subverted in the first episode of Community, where Amoral Attorney Jeff Winger uses a speech like this to manipulate his fellow students in the study group.

Source: You Are Better Than You Think You Are

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