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English Dictionary: manage by the DICT Development Group
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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"
    Synonym(s): pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage
    Antonym(s): 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"
    Synonym(s): 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"
    Synonym(s): cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
  4. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"
    Synonym(s): oversee, supervise, superintend, manage
  5. achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
    Synonym(s): wangle, finagle, manage
  6. carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here"
    Synonym(s): do, manage
  7. handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
    Synonym(s): wield, handle, manage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Manage \Man"age\, n. [F. man[8a]ge, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare
      to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by
      F. m[82]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[89]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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Manage \Man"age\, v. i.
      To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to
      administer.
  
               Leave them to manage for thee.               --Dryden.
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