From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
manage
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.]
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Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions,
embrace more than they can hold. --Bacon.
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Down, down I come; like glistering Phaethon
Wanting the manage of unruly jades. --Shak.
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The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl. --Shak.
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Note: This word, in its limited sense of management of a
horse, has been displaced by manege; in its more
general meaning, by management.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Manage \Man"age\, v. i.
To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to
administer.
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Leave them to manage for thee. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily
managed. --Sir I.
Newton.
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What wars Imanage, and what wreaths I gain. --Prior.
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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.
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It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant
subjects. --Addison.
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It was not her humor to manage those over whom she
had gained an ascendant. --Bp. Hurd.
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3. To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in
graceful or artful action.
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4. To treat with care; to husband. --Dryden.
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5. To bring about; to contrive. --Shak.
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Syn: To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive;
concert; conduct; transact.
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