THESAURUS
manipulate
abuse, adulterate, angle, barnstorm, be responsible for, beguile, bleed, bleed white, call the signals, captain, carry on, carry out, carry through, choreograph, come in contact, command, conduct, contrive, control, cook, copilot, deal with, direct, dispense, do with, doctor, drain, drive, employ, engineer, exercise, exert, exploit, fake, falsify, feel, feel of, fiddle, finagle, finesse, finger, flick, fly, gerrymander, govern, handle, head, head up, ill-use, impose upon, influence, intrigue, jockey, juggle, lead, lead on, load, machinate, make go, make the rules, make use of, manage, maneuver, mastermind, milk, misuse, negotiate, officer, operate, orchestrate, order, pack, palm, palpate, paw, peel off, perform on, pilot, plant, play, play games, play on, plot, ply, poke at, practice, prescribe, presume upon, prod, pull strings, pull the strings, quarterback, regulate, retouch, rig, run, salt, scheme, see to, skipper, solo, sophisticate, stack, steer, stroke, suck dry, swing, take advantage of, take care of, take command, take the lead, tamper with, tap, thumb, touch, twiddle, use, use ill, utilize, wangle, wield, work, work on, work upon
ROGET THESAURUS
manipulate
Use
VB
use, make use of, employ, put to use, put in action, put in operation, put in practice, set in motion, set to work, ply, work, wield, handle,
manipulate, play, play off, exert, exercise, practice, avail oneself of, profit by, resort to, have recourse to, recur to, take betake oneself to, take up with, take advantage of, lay one's hands on, try, render useful, mold, turn to account, turn to use, convert to use, utilize, work up, call into play, bring into play, put into requisition, call forth, draw forth, press into service, enlist into the service, bring to bear upon, devote, dedicate, consecrate, apply, adhibit, dispose of, make a handle of, make a cat's-paw of, fall back upon, make a shift with, make the most of, make the best of, use up, swallow up, consume, absorb, expend, tax, task, wear, put to task.
Touch
VB
touch, feel, handle, finger, thumb, paw, fumble, grope, grabble, twiddle, tweedle, pass the fingers over, run the fingers over,
manipulate, wield, throw out a feeler.