MANAGE

I. verb (~d; managing) Etymology: Italian maneggiare, from mano hand, from Latin manus Date: 1561 transitive verb to handle or direct with a degree of skill: as, to make and keep compliant , to treat with care ; husband , to exercise executive, administrative, and supervisory direction of , to work upon or try to alter for a purpose , to succeed in accomplishing ; contrive , to direct the professional career of , intransitive verb 1. to direct or carry on business or affairs, to admit of being carried on, to achieve one's purpose, see: conduct II. noun Etymology: Italian maneggio ~ment, training of a horse, from maneggiare Date: circa 1587 1. the action and paces of a trained riding horse, the schooling or handling of a horse, a riding school, ~ment