In lang=en terms the difference between manipulate and tent

is that manipulate is to influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something while tent is to form into a tent-like shape.

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between manipulate and tent

is that manipulate is (medicine) to handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose while tent is (medicine) a probe for searching a wound.

As verbs the difference between manipulate and tent

is that manipulate is to move, arrange or operate something using the hands while tent is to go camping or tent can be (archaic|uk|scotland|dialect) to attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder or tent can be (medicine|sometimes|figurative) to probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.

As a noun tent is

a pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering persons from the weather or tent can be (archaic|uk|scotland|dialect) attention; regard, care or tent can be (medicine) a roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges or tent can be (archaic) a kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from galicia or malaga in spain; called also tent wine, and tinta.