Manage
- Manage
- 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 Pha["e]thon
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manage — [man′ij] vt. managed, managing [It maneggiare < mano, hand < L manus: see MANUAL] 1. Obs. to train (a horse) in its paces; cause to do the exercises of the manège 2. to control the movement or behavior of; handle 3. to have charge of;… … English World dictionary
manage — I verb administer, administrare, administrate, be in power, boss, care for, carry on, command, conduct, control, cope with, dictate, direct, disburse, dominate, engineer, execute, exercise authority, govern, guide, handle, have control, have… … Law dictionary
manage — (v.) 1560s, probably from It. maneggiare to handle, especially to control a horse, ultimately from Latin noun manus hand (see MANUAL (Cf. manual) (adj.)). Influenced by Fr. manège horsemanship (earliest English sense was of handling horses),… … Etymology dictionary
