Alter vs Manipulation - What's the difference?
alter | manipulation |
To change the form or structure of.
* Bible, Psalms lxxxix. 34
* Shakespeare
* Alexander Pope
To become different.
To tailor clothes to make them fit.
To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
(obsolete) To agitate; to affect mentally.
The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.
The management of some situation, especially for one’s own advantage.
The usage of psychological influence over a person or situation to gain an outcome.
As an adjective alter
is .As a noun manipulation is
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Alternative forms
* altre (obsolete)Verb
(en verb)- My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
- No power in Venice can alter a decree.
- It gilds all objects, but it alters none.
- (Milton)
Derived terms
* alterer * alterability * alterative * alterable * alterablyExternal links
* *Anagrams
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(wikipedia manipulation)Noun
(en noun)- The dealer's manipulations could have removed cards from the deck.
- After a few minutes of manipulation each week, she obtained days of relief from her neck pain.
- He found that the new manager was known for his Machiavellian manipulations in his last two positions.
- The counselor was able to reach the disturbed teen through positive psychological manipulation .