The Clue
Doctor (10 letter answer)
The Answer
MANIPULATE
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Notes
The answer MANIPULATE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
MANIPULATE as a verb:
1. (manipulate, pull strings, pull wires) = influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"
2. hold something in one's hands and move it
3. (fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent) = fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
4. (rig, manipulate) = manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices"
5. (manipulate, keep in line, control) = control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"
6. treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed