MANIPULATE

v. 1 manage, handle, control, manoeuvre, orchestrate, choreograph, influence, use, exploit, play on, utilize He knows how to manipulate people to make them do what he wants 2 handle, control, operate, direct, work, use, employ, negotiate The controls can be manipulated to make the robot imitate human motion 3 rig, falsify, juggle, tamper with, doctor, Colloq cook, Chiefly Brit fiddle He's been manipulating his expense account for years