Reverse Dictionary: MANIPULATE

ADJECTIVES
1881 ► MANIPULABLE capable of being manipulated

NOUNS
1960 ► ACTION manipulations, activities, esp. when illegal or corrupt → sl.

NOUNS, PERSON
1970 ► MINDFUCKER a person who attempts to manipulate another’s thinking without consideration for the other → US sl.
1975 ► MINDFUCK one who manipulates others; a person who engages in ‘mindfucking’ → US sl.
1990 ► BUTTON-PUSHER a person who manipulates or influences people and situations; someone who elicits or provokes a strong emotional or psychological response in a person

VERBS
– ACE to manipulate someone, esp. through flattery or deception …1920s US sl.
– ACE IN to manipulate someone or something into a situation …1971 US sl.
– GAME OFF to act deceitfully, to manipulate; to get an advantage over someone by underhand means …1960s sl., orig. US
– GAME ON to act deceitfully, to manipulate; to get an advantage over someone by underhand means …1960s sl., orig. US
– NEIVE to handle, to manipulate; to work with the fists or fingers …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– RING to manipulate; to change …Bk1903 sl.
– RORT to manipulate a ballot, records, etc. fraudulently …1980 Aust. sl.
– TAKE SOMEONE’S MIND to manipulate someone’s mind, usually for negative purposes …1940s US Black sl.
– TRAP OFF to deceive or manipulate someone …2002 US sl.
– WORK to exert one’s charm, power, persuasiveness, etc., esp. on an audience; to manipulate …1851 Amer. sl.