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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAN'AGE, v.t.
1. To conduct; to carry on; to direct the concerns of; as, to manage a farm; to manage the affairs of a family.
What wars I manage, and what wreaths I gain.
2. To train or govern, as a horse.
They vault from hunters to the managed steed.
3. To govern; to control; to make tame or tractable; as, the buffalo is too refractory to be managed.
4. To wield; to move or use in the manner desired; to have under command.
Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily managed.
5. To make subservient.
Antony managed him to his own views.
6. To husband; to treat with caution or sparingly.
The less he had to lose, the less he car'd
To manage lithesome life, when love was the reward.
7. To treat with caution or judgment; to govern with address.
It was much his interest to manage his protestant subjects.
MAN'AGE, v.i. To direct or conduct affairs; to carry on concerns or business.
Leave them to manage for thee.
MAN'AGE, n. Conduct; administration; as the manage of the state or kingdom.
1. Government; control,as of a horse, or the exercise of riding him.
2. Discipline; governance; direction.
3. Use; application or treatment.
Quicksilver will not endure the manage of the fire.
[This word is nearly obsolete in all its applications, unless in reference to horses. We now use management.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" [syn: pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage] [ant: fail]
2: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [syn: manage, deal, care, handle]
3: come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage]
4: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: oversee, supervise, superintend, manage]
5: achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods [syn: wangle, finagle, manage]
6: carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here" [syn: do, manage]
7: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" [syn: wield, handle, manage]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (managed; managing) Etymology: Italian maneggiare, from mano hand, from Latin manus Date: 1561 transitive verb 1. to handle or direct with a degree of skill: as a. to make and keep compliant <can't manage their child> b. to treat with care ; husband <managed his resources carefully> c. to exercise executive, administrative, and supervisory direction of <manage a business> <manage a bond issue> <manage a baseball team> 2. to work upon or try to alter for a purpose <manage the press> <manage stress> 3. to succeed in accomplishing ; contrive <managed to escape from prison> 4. to direct the professional career of <an agency that manages entertainers> intransitive verb 1. a. to direct or carry on business or affairs; also to direct a baseball team b. to admit of being carried on 2. to achieve one's purpose Synonyms: see conduct II. noun Etymology: Italian maneggio management, training of a horse, from maneggiare Date: circa 1587 1. a. archaic the action and paces of a trained riding horse b. the schooling or handling of a horse c. a riding school 2. obsolete management

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. organize; regulate; be in charge of (a business, household, team, a person's career, etc.). 2 tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) succeed in achieving; contrive (managed to arrive on time; managed a smile; managed to ruin the day). 3 intr. a (often foll. by with) succeed in one's aim, esp. against heavy odds (managed with one assistant). b meet one's needs with limited resources etc. (just about manages on a pension). 4 tr. gain influence with or maintain control over (a person etc.) (cannot manage their teenage son). 5 tr. (also absol.; often prec. by can, be able to) a cope with; make use of (couldn't manage another bite; can you manage by yourself?). b be free to attend on (a certain day) or at (a certain time) (can you manage Thursday?). 6 tr. handle or wield (a tool, weapon, etc.). 7 tr. take or have charge or control of (an animal or animals, esp. cattle). --n. archaic 1 a the training of a horse. b the trained movements of a horse. 2 a riding-school (cf. MAN Usage: GE). Etymology: It. maneggiare, maneggio ult. f. L manus hand

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Manage Man"age, n. [F. man[`e]ge, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F. m['e]nage housekeeping, OF. mesnage, akin to E. mansion. See Manual, and cf. Manege.] The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege. [Obs.] Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold. --Bacon. Down, down I come; like glistering Pha["e]thon Wanting the manage of unruly jades. --Shak. The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl. --Shak. Note: This word, in its limited sense of management of a horse, has been displaced by manege; in its more general meaning, by management.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Manage Man"age, v. i. To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer. Leave them to manage for thee. --Dryden.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Manage Man"age, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Managed; p. pr. & vb. n. Managing.] [From Manage, n.] 1. To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle. Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily managed. --Sir I. Newton. What wars Imanage, and what wreaths I gain. --Prior. 2. Hence: Esp., to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans. It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects. --Addison. It was not her humor to manage those over whom she had gained an ascendant. --Bp. Hurd. 3. To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action. 4. To treat with care; to husband. --Dryden. 5. To bring about; to contrive. --Shak. Syn: To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive; concert; conduct; transact.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(manages, managing, managed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you manage an organization, business, or system, or the people who work in it, you are responsible for controlling them. Within two years he was managing the store... Most factories in the area are obsolete and badly managed... There is a lack of confidence in the government's ability to manage the economy... = run, organize VERB: V n, V n, V n 2. If you manage time, money, or other resources, you deal with them carefully and do not waste them. In a busy world, managing your time is increasingly important... Josh expects me to manage all the household expenses on very little. VERB: V n, V n 3. If you manage to do something, especially something difficult, you succeed in doing it. Somehow, he'd managed to persuade Kay to buy one for him... Over the past 12 months the company has managed a 10 per cent improvement. VERB: V to-inf, V n 4. If you manage, you succeed in coping with a difficult situation. She had managed perfectly well without medication for three years... I am managing, but I could not possibly give up work... = cope VERB: V, V 5. If you say that you can manage an amount of time or money for something, you mean that you can afford to spend that time or money on it. 'All right, I can manage a fiver,' McMinn said with reluctance. = spare VERB: V n 6. If you say that someone managed a particular response, such as a laugh or a greeting, you mean that it was difficult for them to do it because they were feeling sad or upset. He looked dazed as he spoke to reporters, managing only a weak smile... VERB: V n 7. You say 'I can manage' or 'I'll manage' as a way of refusing someone's offer of help and insisting on doing something by yourself. I know you mean well, but I can manage by myself... CONVENTION

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Horsemanship, manége, equestrian art. II. v. a. 1. Conduct, direct, regulate, superintend, supervise, administer, carry on, guide, treat, handle, order, transact. 2. Rule (with address or artifice), control, govern, guide. 3. Wield, handle, have under command, manipulate, control. 4. Husband, treat sparingly, economize, save, contrive. 5. Train. III. v. n. Manoeuvre, concert measures, contrive ways, direct affairs, pull the wires or strings, administer.

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