Manage

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: man=age

CIDE DICTIONARY

Manage, n. [F. manège, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F. ménage 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.  [1913 Webster]
" This word, in its limited sense of management of a horse, has been displaced by manege; in its more general meaning, by management."  [1913 Webster]
"Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold."  [1913 Webster]
"Down, down I come; like glistering Phaëthon
Wanting the manage of unruly jades."  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
"The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl."  [1913 Webster]

Manage, v. t. [From Manage, n.].

•  To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle.  [1913 Webster]

  "Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily managed."  [1913 Webster]

  "What wars Imanage, and what wreaths I gain."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects."  [1913 Webster]

  "It was not her humor to manage those over whom she had gained an ascendant."  [1913 Webster]
•  To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action.  [1913 Webster]
•  To treat with care; to husband.  Dryden.  [1913 Webster]
•  To bring about; to contrive.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive; concert; conduct; transact.

Manage, v. i. 

 To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer.  [1913 Webster]
"Leave them to manage for thee."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Manage, 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

THESAURUS

Manage

accomplish, achieve, administer, administrate, animal husbandry, animal rearing, attain, automobiling, be master, be responsible for, be so, be such, bed, bed down, bee culture, beekeeping, bicycling, biking, break, breeding, bridle, bring about, bring off, brush, busing, call the signals, captain, care for, carry on, carry out, carry through, cattle-ranching, chair, chart a course, chicken-farming, clear, clear the hurdle, come along, come on, come out, come through, command, compass, complete, cond, conduct, conn, consummate, contend with, contrive, control, cope, cope with, coxswain, curry, currycomb, cut the mustard, cycling, dairy-farming, deal with, direct, discharge, discipline, dispatch, dispose of, do, do the job, do the trick, do with, dominate, drench, dressage, drive, driving, economize, effect, effectuate, eke out, employ, enact, enforce economies, engineer, equitation, execute, exercise, exert, fare, feed, fetch, fodder, fulfill, function, gentle, get along, get along on, get by, get by on, get on, gnotobiotics, go along, go on, go on with, govern, grazing, groom, guide, hack it, handle, hang in, hang tough, harness, have the conn, head, head up, helm, herding, hitch, horse training, horseback riding, horsemanship, husband, keep, keep afloat, keep at it, keep within compass, knock off, lead, lead on, litter, look after, make, make do, make ends meet, make go, make it, make out, make the grade, make the rules, make use of, makeshift, manage somehow, manage with, maneuver, manipulate, mastermind, milk, mink-ranching, motorcycling, motoring, muddle through, navigate, negotiate, never say die, officer, operate, ordain, order, oversee, pedaling, perform, perform on, persevere, persist, pig-keeping, pilot, play, ply, polish off, practice, prescribe, preside over, produce, pull the strings, put away, put over, put something aside, put through, quarterback, realize, regulate, riding, riding school, rub down, rule over, run, saddle, save, scrape, scrape along, scrape and save, scrimp, see it through, see to, shape a course, shape up, sheepherding, skimp, skipper, stack up, stagger, stand over, steer, steward, stick it out, stick to it, stock raising, stockbreeding, subsist, succeed, succeed in, superintend, supervise, survive, swing, swing the deal, take care of, take command, take the lead, tame, tend, thremmatology, train, transact, treat, turn out, turn the trick, undertake, use, utilize, watch over, water, wield, wield authority, work, work out, worry along, yoke, zootechnics, zootechny

ROGET THESAURUS

Manage

Conduct

VB transact, execute, despatch, dispatch, proceed with, discharge, carry on, carry through, carry out, carry into effect, put into effect, work out, go through, get through, enact, put into practice, do, officiate, bear oneself, behave oneself, comport oneself, demean oneself, carry oneself, conduct oneself, acquit oneself, run a race, lead a life, play a game, take a course, adopt a course, steer one's course, shape one's course, play one's paint, play one's cards, shift for oneself, paddle one's own canoe, bail one's own boat, conduct, manage, supervise, participate, deal with, have to do with, treat, handle a case, take steps, take measures.

Direction

VB direct, manage, govern, conduct, order, prescribe, cut out work for, bead, lead, lead the way, show the way, take the lead, lead on, regulate, guide, steer, pilot, tackle, take the helm, be at the helm, have the reins, handle the reins, hold the reins, take the reins, drive, tool, superintend, supervise, overlook, control, keep in order, look after, see to, legislate for, administer, ministrate, matronize, have the care of, have the charge of, be in charge of, have charge of, take the direction, boss, boss one around, pull the strings, pull the wires, rule, have the direction, hold office, hold the portfolio, preside, preside at the board, take the chair, occupy the chair, be in the chair, pull the stroke oar, tend towards, bend towards, point towards, conduct to, go to, point to, point at, bend, trend, verge, incline, dip, determine, steer for, steer towards, make for, make towards, aim at, level at, take aim, keep a course, hold a course, be bound for, bend one's steps towards, direct one's course, steer one's course, bend one's course, shape one's course, align one's march, allign one's march, to straight, go straight to the point, march on, march on a point, ascertain one's direction, s'orienter, see which way the wind blows, box the compass, take the air line.