fudge vs manipulate

fudge

verb
  • To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally. 

  • To try to avoid giving a direct answer. 

  • To cheat, especially in the game of marbles. 

noun
  • Chocolate fudge. 

  • Light or frothy nonsense. 

  • Fecal matter; feces. 

  • A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. 

  • A deliberately misleading or vague answer. 

  • A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact. 

intj
  • Used in place of fuck. 

manipulate

verb
  • To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use 

  • To move, arrange or operate something using the hands 

  • To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose 

  • To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something 

How often have the words fudge and manipulate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )