manipulate
verb/məˈnɪpjəleɪt/
Frequency rank: #6,141 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To control or influence someone or something cleverly, often unfairly.
Example sentence
She tried to manipulate the results to make her team win.
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