n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' nu ̇ r, - ' nyu ̇ r
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: ma · nured ; ma · nur · ing
Etymology: Middle English manouren, from Anglo-French mainouverer, meinourer to till (land), construct, create, from Medieval Latin manu operare to perform manual labor, from Latin manu by hand + operari to work ― more at OPERATE
Date: 15th century
1 obsolete : CULTIVATE
2 : to enrich (land) by the application of manure
– ma · nur · er noun