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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.] [1913 Webster] Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Down, down I come; like glistering Phaethon Wanting the manage of unruly jades. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: 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] 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. [1913 Webster] Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily managed. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] What wars Imanage, and what wreaths I gain. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects. --Addison. [1913 Webster] It was not her humor to manage those over whom she had gained an ascendant. --Bp. Hurd. [1913 Webster] 3. To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action. [1913 Webster] 4. To treat with care; to husband. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 5. To bring about; to contrive. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive; concert; conduct; transact. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Leave them to manage for thee. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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}]