manage

Verb
Synonyms: pull offnegociatebring offcarry offdealcarehandlecopeget bymake outmake docontend

WordNet 3.0

Verb (7)

  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”Synonyms: pull offnegociatebring offcarry off
  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”Synonyms: dealcarehandle
  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”Synonyms: copeget bymake outmake docontendgrappledeal
  4. watch and direct“Who is overseeing this project?”Synonyms: overseesupervisesuperintend
  5. achieve something by means of trickery or devious methodsSynonyms: wanglefinagle
  6. carry on or function“We could do with a little more help around here”Synonyms: do
  7. handle effectively“The burglar wielded an axe”“The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well”Synonyms: wieldhandle
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Webster's Dictionary (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]

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]

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]

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